Melobesia coronata Rosanoff 1866

Publication Details
Melobesia coronata Rosanoff 1866: 64, pl. 4: fig. 9

Published in: Rosanoff, S. (1866). Recherches anatomiques sur les Mélobésiées (Hapalidium, Melobesia, Lithophyllum et Lithothamnion). Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Sciences Naturelles de Cherbourg 12: 5-112, pls I-VII.

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 Pneophyllum coronatum (Rosanoff) Penrose.

Type Information
Type locality: Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia; (Wilks & Woelkerling 1991: 527) Holotype: Anon.; no date; On Pollexfenia [=Jeannerettia]; CN; (Chamberlain 1994: 141)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), crowned (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 25 May 2001 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 March 2023

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