Melobesia caulerpae Foslie 1906
Publication Details
Melobesia caulerpae Foslie 1906: 16
Published in: Foslie, M. (1906). Algologiske notiser II. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1906(2): 1-28.
Request PDFPublication date: between 1.xii.1906 and 26.xii.1906
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: [Castle Point] Island Bay, near Wellington, North Islands New Zealand; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 115) Type: Setchell; vi.1904; uppermost sublittoral zone, on Caulerpa sedoides; TRH; A15-786 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 115)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 August 2015
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
