Mesophyllum incisum (Foslie) W.H.Adey 1970

Publication Details
Mesophyllum incisum (Foslie) W.H.Adey 1970: 24

Published in: Adey, W.H. (1970). A revision of the Foslie crustose coralline herbarium. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab Skrifter (1970)(1): 1-46, 13 figs. [in English]

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Publication date: October 1970

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Mesophyllum is Mesophyllum lichenoides (J.Ellis) Me.Lemoine.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Perithallis incisa (Foslie) Athanasiadis.

Basionym
Lithothamnion patena f. incisum Foslie

Type Information
Type locality: near Wellington, Island Bay, North Island, New Zealand; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 342) Lectotype (designated by Woelkerling & Harvey 1992: 382): W.A. Setchell No. 6354; June 1904; uppermost sublittoral zone, on Corallina and Amphiroa; TRH; B17-2551 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 342) Notes: Not "Bay of Islands" as in some publications.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
Plants occur subtidally to a depth of at least 15 m and intertidally on reef tops and in tide pools and on various algae, sponges and rock (Woelkerling & Harvey 1993: 588).

Created: 01 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 May 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 May 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024

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