Melobesia lamourouxii Decaisne, nom. inval. 1842
Publication Details
Melobesia lamourouxii Decaisne, nom. inval. 1842: 126
Published in: Decaisne, J. (1842). Mémoire sur les corallines ou polypiers calcifères. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Seconde Série 18: 96-128.
Request PDFType 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 Metamastophora flabellata (Sonder) Setchell.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 August 2005 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 February 2024
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Nomenclatural note
invalid: name only (in several 1842 publicaitons). A type locality is not mentioned. See Woelkerling (1998: 374). - (16 February 2024) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 June 2025
