Mesophyllum lamellatum (Setchell & Foslie) W.H.Adey 1970
Publication Details
Mesophyllum lamellatum (Setchell & Foslie) W.H.Adey 1970: 25
Published in: Adey, W.H. (1970). A revision of the Foslie crustose coralline herbarium. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab Skrifter (1970)(1): 1-46, 13 figs. [in English]
Request PDFPublication date: October 1970
Type 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 lamellatum Setchell & Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: Cypress Point, Monterey County, California.; (Dawson 1960: 19) Lectotype: Setchell & Gibbs (Setchell #3075); 9 January 1899; Attached to a species of Gelidiaceae and a species of Leptophytum; TRH; B17-2554 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 343) Notes: Lectotype designated by Athanasiadis et al. (2004). Paratypes in UC (266384, 737622) and TRH (unnumbered). Athanasiadis et al. (2004) note that the type material was collected in the littoral zone, growing on geniculate coralline fronds (and stones according to Foslie's protologue and annotations in TRH).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 February 2024
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Taxonomic note
Athanasiadis et al. (2004) confirmed this species only from Monterey Co., California, and considered that all other records from California and Oregon required verification. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Habitat note
Type material collected in the littoral zone, growing on geniculate coralline fronds (and stones according to Foslie's protologue and annotations in TRH); lectotype attached to a species of Gelidiaceae and a species of Leptophytum; all other material from the low littoral zone, some associated with Leptophytum sp. (Athanasiadis et al. 2004). - (28 June 2010) - G.M. Guiry
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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 30 April 2025
