Melobesia nodosa (Kjellman) Decaisne 1842

Publication Details
Melobesia nodosa (Kjellman) Decaisne 1842: 126

Published in: Decaisne, J. (1842). Mémoire sur les corallines ou polypiers calcifères. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Seconde Série 18: 96-128.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Melobesia is Melobesia farinosa J.V.Lamouroux.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lithothamnion nodosum (Kützing) Woelkerling.

Source of Synonymy
Woelkerling, W.J. (1985). A taxonomic reassessment of Spongites (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta) based on studies of Kützing's original collections. British Phycological Journal 20: 123-153, 51 figs, 3 tables.

Basionym
Spongites nodosus Kützing

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), knotted, knobbly (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 02 October 2017 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 02 October 2017

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