Melanothamnus cheloniae (Hollenberg & J.N.Norris) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs 2017
Publication Details
Melanothamnus cheloniae (Hollenberg & J.N.Norris) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs 2017: 6
Published in: Díaz-Tapia, P., McIvor, L., Freshwater, D.W., Verbruggen, H., Wynne, M.J. & Maggs, C.A. (2017). The genera Melanothamnus Bornet & Falkenberg and Vertebrata S.F. Gray constitute well-defined clades of the red algal tribe Polysiphonieae (Rhodomelaceae, Ceramiales). European Journal of Phycology 52(1): 1-20, 77 figs.
Publication date: February 2017
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Melanothamnus is Melanothamnus somalensis Bornet & Falkenberg.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Polysiphonia sphaerocarpa var. cheloniae Hollenberg & J.N.Norris
Type Information
Type locality: Mexico: Sonora: between Campo Ona and Campo Viboras, on sea turtle carapace; (Index Nominum Algarum) Holotype: 21.i.1974; US; 160602 (Díaz-Tapia & al. 2017: table 4) Notes: Collector: J.N. Norris 4801 (INA).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 March 2017 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 22 March 2017
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
