Mastophora lamourouxii Decaisne ex Harvey 1849
Current name:
Metamastophora flabellata (Sonder) Setchell
Harvey, W.H. (1849). Nereis australis, or algae of the southern ocean: being figures and descriptions of marine plants, collected on the shores of the Cape of Good Hope, the extra-tropical Australian colonies, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Antarctic r
Publication Details
Mastophora lamourouxii Decaisne ex Harvey 1849: 108, pl. 41 (top group of 5 figs)
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1849). Nereis australis, or algae of the southern ocean: being figures and descriptions of marine plants, collected on the shores of the Cape of Good Hope, the extra-tropical Australian colonies, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Antarctic regions; deposited in the Herbarium of the Dublin University. [Part 2]. pp. 65-124 [ends abruptly], pls XXVI-L. London: Reeve Brothers.
Publication date: "before November 1849"
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Mastophora is Mastophora licheniformis Decaisne.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Metamastophora flabellata (Sonder) Setchell.
Type Information
Type locality: Port Natal [Durban], South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 261) Lectotype: TCD; sine numero (Woelkerling 1980: 238)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 August 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 31 July 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 July 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024