Melobesia scabiosa Harvey 1847
Publication Details
Melobesia scabiosa Harvey 1847: 110
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1847). Nereis australis, or algae of the southern ocean: being figures and descriptions of marine plants, collected on the shores of the Cape of Good Hope, the extra-tropical Australian colonies, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Antarctic regions; deposited in the Herbarium of the Dublin University. [Part 1]. pp. i-viii, 1-64, pls I-XXV. London: Reeve Brothers.
Type 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 Lithothamnion scabiosum (Harvey) Foslie.
Created: 30 July 2011 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 July 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 July 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024