Melobesia affinis (Foslie) Me.Lemoine 1917

Publication Details
Melobesia affinis (Foslie) Me.Lemoine 1917: 176

Published in: Lemoine, Mme P. [=M.] (1917). Corallinaceae. Subfam. I. Melobesieae. In: Børgesen, F. The marine algae of the Danish West Indies III. Rhodophyceae. Part. C. Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 3: 147-182.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Melobesia is Melobesia membranacea (Esper) J.V.Lamouroux.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Litholepis affinis Foslie

Type Information
Type locality: Whistling Island, St John, US Virgin Islands; (Woelkerling 1998: 297) Lectotype: F. Børgesen; 21.iii.1906; 15 fathoms; TRH; A16-992. Børgesen 2072, includes slides 1235 and 1236; designated by Woelkerling, 1993: 22, who provides further comments. (Woelkerling 1998: 297) Notes: Isolectotype: PC, Børgesen 2072, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), neighbouring, allied to, akin to (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 27 May 2017 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 18 May 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 May 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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