Melanothamnus simplex (Hollenberg) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs 2017
Publication Details
Melanothamnus simplex (Hollenberg) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs 2017: 9, table 4
Published in: Díaz-Tapia, P., McIvor, L., Freshwater, D.W., Verbruggen, H., Wynne, M.J. & Maggs, C.A. (2017). The genera Melanothamnus Bornet & Falkenberg and Vertebrata S.F. Gray constitute well-defined clades of the red algal tribe Polysiphonieae (Rhodomelaceae, Ceramiales). European Journal of Phycology 52(1): 1-20, 77 figs.
Publication date: February 2017
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Melanothamnus is Melanothamnus somalensis Bornet & Falkenberg.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Polysiphonia simplex Hollenberg
Type Information
Type locality: Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, U.S.A; (Dawson 1944: 331) Holotype: 14.v.1937; US; 61238 (Díaz-Tapia & al. 2017: 9) Notes: Hollenberg's herbarium is now in US.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), simple, undivided, unbranched, of one piece or series, not consisting of several distinct parts (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 February 2017 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 May 2017
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 May 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 May 2025
