Mesothamnion caribaeum Børgesen 1917

Spongoclonium caribaeum (Børgesen) M.J.Wynne

Current name: Spongoclonium caribaeum (Børgesen) M.J.Wynne
KwaZulu-NatalOlivier De Clerck (odclerck@gmail.com)

Publication Details
Mesothamnion caribaeum Børgesen 1917: 208, figs 194-200

Published in: Børgesen, F. (1917). The marine algae of the Danish West Indies. Part 3. Rhodophyceae (3). Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 3: 145-240, figs 149-230.

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Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Mesothamnion.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Spongoclonium caribaeum (Børgesen) M.J.Wynne.

Type Information
Type locality: "St. Jan: Off Annaberg" [Annaberg, St. John, Virgin Islands]; (Børgesen 1917: 216) Holotype: dredged from 30 m; C; (Yoshida 1998: 917)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), of the Caribbean.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 17 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 October 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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