Mesophyllum syrphetodes W.H.Adey, R.A.Townsend & Boykins 1982
Publication Details
Mesophyllum syrphetodes W.H.Adey, R.A.Townsend & Boykins 1982: 63, fig. 44
Published in: Adey, W.H., Townsend, R.A. & Boykins, W.T. (1982). The crustose coralline algae (Rhodophyta: Corallinaceae) of the Hawaiian Islands. Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences 15: [1]-iv, [1]-74, 47 figs.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Mesophyllum is Mesophyllum lichenoides (J.Ellis) Me.Lemoine.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
Type locality: Southwest Molokai, Hawaii; (Adey, Townsend & Boykins 1982: 63) Holotype: D. Child; August, 1971; 70 m depth; USNC; (Adey, Townsend & Boykins 1982: 63)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 October 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024