Mesophyllum fuegianum (Foslie) W.H.Adey 1970
Publication Details
Mesophyllum fuegianum (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]
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 Lithothamnion fuegianum (Foslie) Foslie.
Basionym
Lithothamnion kerguelenum f. fuegianum Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: Port Louis, Berkeley Sound, Falkland Islands; (Woelkerling 1998: 349-350) Lectotype: C. Skottsberg; 28.vii.1902; collection depth: 2 m; TRH; B17-2545, includes slide 846; designated by Adey in Adey & Lebednik, 1967: 68 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 341) Notes: Lectotype fragments: PC, unnumbered, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 July 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024