Epilithon Heydrich, 1897

Holotype species: Epilithon membranaceum (Esper) Heydrich

Currently accepted name for the type species: Melobesia membranacea (Esper) J.V.Lamouroux

Original publication and holotype designation: Heydrich, F. (1897). Melobesiae. Berichte der deutsche botanischen Gesellschaft 15(7): 403-420, pl. XVIII [18].

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Precise date of publication: 7 September 1897 (see Woelkerling & Lamy 1998: 680 for details). The requirements for valid publication are specified in the ICBN (International Code of Botanical Nomenclature).

Description: No description is provided as this name is currently treated as a synonym.

Information kindly contributed by Wm. J. Woelkerling but may now be outdated.

Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Melobesia.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Kylin, H. (1956). Die Gattungen der Rhodophyceen. pp. i-xv, 1-673, 458 figs. Lund: C.W.K. Gleerups.

Comments: Epilithon membranacea (Esper) Heydrich is a new combination for Corallina membranacea Esper. C. membranacea Esper, however, is also the basionym of Melobesia membranacea (Esper) J.V. Lamouroux (1812: 186), the holotype species of the older name Melobesia Lamouroux (1812: 186). Consequently, Epilithon Heydrich (1897) is a homotypic synonym of Melobesia Lamouroux (also see Woelkerling 1988: 49, 189, 190).

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Descriptions of chrysophyte genera were subsequently published in J. Kristiansen & H.R. Preisig (eds.). 2001. Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. Bibliotheca Phycologica 110: 1-260.

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