Mesophyllum ferox (Foslie) W.H.Adey 1970
Publication Details
Mesophyllum ferox (Foslie) W.H.Adey 1970: 24
Published in: Adey, W.H. (1970). A revision of the Foslie crustose coralline herbarium. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab Skrifter (1970)(1): 1-46, 13 figs. [in English]
Request PDFPublication date: October 1970
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Mesophyllum is Mesophyllum lichenoides (J.Ellis) Me.Lemoine.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Phymatolithon ferox (Foslie) Maneveldt & E.Van der Merwe.
Basionym
Lithothamnion ferox Foslie
Type Information
Holotype locality: Natal, South Africa; (Chamberlain & Keats 1994: 119) Holotype: Foslie slide 706. Printz 1929: pl. 4. fig. 9 (as Lithothamnion ): A. Weber van Bosse; no colelction date; no habitat data on type; TRH; B15-2357 (Chamberlain & Keats 1994: 119) Notes: The holotype figured by Printz has been broken into two pieces.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), very thorny, fierce (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 July 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 31 August 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
