Melanthalia vieillardii Kützing 1863
Publication Details
Melanthalia vieillardii Kützing 1863: 17
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1863). Diagnosen und Bemerkungen zu drei und siebenzig neun Algenspecies. Zu der öffentlichen Prüfung sämmtlicher Klassen der Realschule zu Nordhausen. pp. [1]-19. Nordhausen: Realschule zu Nordhausen.
Publication date: Mai 1863
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Melanthalia is Fucus obtusatus Labillardière.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: New Caledonia; (Millar & Prud'homme van Reine 2005: 543) Holotype: Vieillard # 2041; L; 941,149-80 (barcode L 0056017) (Millar & Prud'homme van Reine 2005: 543)
Eponomy
Named for Eugène Vieillard (1819-1896), a French naval surgeon and naturalist who collected in New Caledonia and Tahiti and was director of the Jardin Botanique de Caen.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 February 2006 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 November 2018
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Taxonomic note
According to Millar & Prud'homme van Reine (2005: 543, 544), this species is conspecific with M. obtusata (Labillardière) J. Agardh 1852. However, Nelson et al. (2013: 435) conclude that there is a single species of Melanthalia (M. vieillardii with M. fastigiata as a synonym) present in New Caledonia, and that the Australian clade is distinct from New Caledonian species. - (04 October 2013) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 November 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 May 2025
