Mesophyllum crassiusculum (Foslie) Lebednik 2004
Publication Details
Mesophyllum crassiusculum (Foslie) Lebednik 2004: 152, figs 119-149
Published in: Athanasiadis, A., Lebednik, P. & Adey, W.H. (2004). The genus Mesophyllum (Melobesioideae, Corallinales, Rhodophyta) on the northern Pacific coast of North America. Phycologia 43: 126-165.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Mesophyllum is Mesophyllum lichenoides (J.Ellis) Me.Lemoine.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Lithothamnion rugosum f. crassiusculum Foslie
Type Information
Lectotype locality: White's Point, near San Pedro, California; (Setchell & Mason 1943: 93) Lectotype: W.A. Setchell (#1149); December 1895; Growing on pebbles (moving freely with the waves) in tide pools and in a small inlet in the reef; TRH; B15-2379 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 318) Notes: According to Setchell & Mason (1943: 93), this entity was based on two specimens from California: White's Point, near San Pedro, and a second from San Pedro itself. The first was selected as the lectotype by the authors and the second was the basis for Lithothamnion aculeiferum Setchell & L.R. Mason. Athanasiadis et al. (2004) note that there are paratypes in UC (736373, 736367)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
