Mesophyllum canariense (Foslie) Me.Lemoine 1928

Publication Details
Mesophyllum canariense (Foslie) Me.Lemoine 1928: 252

Published in: Lemoine, M. (1928). Un nouveau genre de Mélobésiées: Mesophyllum. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 75: 251-254.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Mesophyllum is Mesophyllum lichenoides (J.Ellis) Me.Lemoine.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Melyvonnea canariensis (Foslie) Athanasiadis & D.L.Ballantine.

Basionym
Lithothamnion canariense Foslie

Type Information
Type locality: Puerto Orotava, Tenerife, Canary Islands; (Woelkerling 1998: 334) Holotype: C. Sauvageau; Dec. 1904 - Feb. 1905; [collected in] littoral region; PC; unnumbered, Sauvageau Herbarium (box collection) (Woelkerling 1998: 334) Notes: Holotype material also at TRH, C15-3210, includes slides 1012, 1056 and 1057.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), living in or from the Canary Islands (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 25 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 14 September 2014

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 September 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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