Mastophora crassiuscula (Kützing) Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Mastophora crassiuscula (Kützing) Kützing 1849: 696
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Mastophora is Mastophora licheniformis Decaisne.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Amphithallia crassiuscula (Kützing) Athanasiadis.
Basionym
Melobesia crassiuscula Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: "Cap. — An Gelidium cartilagineum." [Cape of Good Hope, South Africa]; (Kützing 1843: 386) Holotype: collector not indicated; date not indicated; L; 939.6-146 (Woelkerling 1998: 370) Notes: Athanasiadis (2019: [2]) attempted to designated a lectotype from "herbarium sheet L4081310 (barcode L0491448) placed in folder BE.1847238 (and also including three slides deposited here) [in L]. The lectotype is a gametophyte attached to G[elidium] capense (S. Gmelin) P.C. Silva, from the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, no date, no collector (herb. Kützing)." However, in accordance with Art. 8.2, sheet L4081310 represents a single gathering and is automatically the holotype as indicated by Woelkerling (1998: 370). Holotype fragments: PC, unnumbered, Montagne Herbarium (in the bound volume Types d'Algues recues de Monsieur Kützing de Nordhausen en Juin 1846).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 May 2019 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 May 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 May 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
