Pneophyllum amplexifrons (Harvey) Y.M.Chamberlain & R.E.Norris 1994
Publication Details
Pneophyllum amplexifrons (Harvey) Y.M.Chamberlain & R.E.Norris 1994: 10, figs. 1-45
Published in: Chamberlain, Y.M. & Norris, R.E. (1994). Pneophyllum amplexifrons (Harvey) comb. nov., a mastophoroid crustose coralline red algal epiphyte from Natal, South Africa. Phycologia 33: 8-18, 45 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pneophyllum is Pneophyllum fragile Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Melobesia amplexifrons Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: Port Natal, Durban, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 266) Lectotype: Guienzius; no date; epiphytic on Gelidium; TCD; (Woelkerling & Campbell 1992: 98, fig. 63A) Notes: Designated by Woelkerling & Campbell (1992: 98). Isotype: BM. Epiphytic on Gelidium pteridifolium Norris, Hommersand & Fredericq; Isolectotypes: TCD, BM (Chamberlain & Norris 1994: 10).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
Abundant intertidally in rock pools, epiphytic on leaves and stems of the seagrass Thalassodendron ciliatum, also epiphytic on a number of intertidal algae, including Gelidium pteridifolium, Chamaedoris delphinii and Halimeda sp. (Chamberlain & Norris 1994: 10).
Created: 01 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 April 2009
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 April 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
