Melobesia plana Sonder 1845
Publication Details
Melobesia plana Sonder 1845: 55
Published in: Sonder, G. (1845). Nova algarum genera et species, quas in itinere ad oras occidentales Novae Hollandiae, collegit L. Priess, Ph. Dr. Botanische Zeitung 3(4): 49-57.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Melobesia is Melobesia membranacea (Esper) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Metamastophora flabellata (Sonder) Setchell.
Type Information
Type locality: mouth of Swan River, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 260) Lectotype: Preiss, prior to 1845; MEL; 516775 (Wilks & Woelkerling 1991: 528)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 August 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 17 April 2009
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 April 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
