Melobesia lenormandii J.E.Areschoug 1852
Current name:
Phymatolithon lenormandii (J.E.Areschoug) W.H.Adey
Ría de A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, 2015Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Melobesia lenormandii J.E.Areschoug 1852: 514
Published in: Areschoug, J.E. (1852). Ordo XII. Corallineae. In: Species genera et ordines algarum....Volumen secundum: algas florideas complectens. (Agardh, J.G. Eds), pp. 506-576. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.
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 Phymatolithon lenormandii (J.E.Areschoug) W.H.Adey.
Type Information
Type locality: Arromanches-les-Bains, Calvados, France; (Silva & al. 1996: 265) Lectotype: September 1847; LD; herb. alg. Agardh 50674 (Woelkerling 1988: 219) Notes: Isolectotype CN.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 April 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024