Metamastophora stelligera (Endlicher & Diesing) Setchell 1943
Publication Details
Metamastophora stelligera (Endlicher & Diesing) Setchell 1943: 132
Published in: Setchell, W.A. (1943). Mastophora and the Mastophoreae: genus and subfamily of Corallinaceae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America 29: 127-135.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Metamastophora is Metamastophora flabellata (Sonder) Setchell.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Metamastophora flabellata (Sonder) Setchell.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.
Basionym
Melobesia stelligera Endlicher & Diesing
Type Information
Type locality: Port Natal (Durban), South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 260)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 August 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 12 March 2022
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Nomenclatural note
Womersley (1996: 243) cites Metamastophora stelligera (Endlicher & Diesing) Setchell 1943: 132 - (17 April 2009) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 June 2025
