Melanthalia obtusata var. abscissa (Turner) V.J.Chapman 1979

Publication Details
Melanthalia obtusata var. abscissa (Turner) V.J.Chapman 1979: 309, fig. 84, pls 118, 119

Published in: Chapman, V.J. (1979). Issue 4: Gigartinales. In: The marine algae of New Zealand. Part III. Rhodophyceae. (Chapman, V.J. Eds), pp. 279-506. Lehre: Cramer.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Melanthalia is Fucus obtusatus Labillardière.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Melanthalia abscissa (Turner) Hooker f. & Harvey.

Source of Synonymy
Womersley, H.B.S. (1996). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia - Part IIIB - Gracilariales, Rhodymeniales, Corallinales and Bonnemaisoniales. pp. [1]-392, 160 figs. Canberra & Adelaide: Australian Biological Resources Study with assistance from the State Herbarium of South Australia.

Basionym
Fucus abscissus Turner

Type Information
Type locality: New Zealand; (Womersley 1996: 34) Lectotype (?): Banks; BM; (Womersley 1996: 34)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 01 January 2005 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 02 September 2011

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 September 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 June 2025