Melobesia kerguelena Dickie 1876
Publication Details
Melobesia kerguelena Dickie 1876: 51
Published in: Dickie, G. (1876). Notice of some marine algae from Kerguelen Island. Journal of Botany 14: 50-51.
Publication date: February 1876
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 kerguelenum (Dickie) Foslie.
Type Information
Type locality: Kerguelen; (Woelkerling 1998: 373) Holotype: A.E. Eaton; December 1874 - February 1875; no habitat data on type; BM; algal box collection 1102 (Woelkerling 1998: 373) Notes: Holotype fragments: PC, unnumbered, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed under non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym); TRH, unnumbered, includes slide 361.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 August 2015
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
