Mesophyllum speciosum (Foslie) W.H.Adey 1970
Publication Details
Mesophyllum speciosum (Foslie) W.H.Adey 1970: 26
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]
Request PDFPublication 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 Magnephycus engelhartii (Foslie) Athanasiadis & D.L.Ballantine.
Basionym
Lithothamnion synanablastum f. speciosum Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: "Grahamstown" [probably near Port Alfred, Cape Province], South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 256) Holotype: Becker; v.1899; no habitat data on type; TRH; B17-2591 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 348) Notes: This type locality was first recorded by Foslie (1929: 46).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), showy, splendid (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 July 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 25 February 2024
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
