Fosliella farinosa (J.V.Lamouroux) M.Howe 1920

Current name: Hydrolithon farinosum (J.V.Lamouroux) Penrose & Y.M.Chamberlain
Hawaii; with conceptacles; on Sargassum; scale is 200 µm - 12 August 2011. J.M. Huisman

Publication Details
Fosliella farinosa (J.V.Lamouroux) M.Howe 1920: 587

Published in: Howe, M.A. (1920). Algae. In: The Bahama flora. (Britton, N.L. & Millspaugh, C.F. Eds), pp. 553-618. New York: published by the authors.

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Publication date: 26 jun 1920

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

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hydrolithon farinosum (J.V.Lamouroux) Penrose & Y.M.Chamberlain.

Source of Synonymy
Penrose, D. & Chamberlain, Y.M. (1993). Hydrolithon farinosum (Lamouroux) comb. nov.: implications for generic concepts in the Mastophoroideae (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta). Phycologia 32: 295-303, 19 figs.

Basionym
Melobesia farinosa J.V.Lamouroux

Type Information
Lectotype locality: Mediterranean [unspecified locality]; (Chamberlain 1994: 123) Lectotype: on Sargassum linifolium; CN; Herb. Lamouroux; specimen sine numero (Chamberlain 1994: 123) Notes: Chamberlain and Irvine (1994) recommend consulting Penrose & Chamberlain (1993) for more information on the lectotype.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), mealy, covered with farina (flour-like, powdery covering) (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 10 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 March 2023

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Taxonomic note
According to Babbini & Bressan (1997) this species is a synonym of Hydrolithon boreale (Foslie) Chamberlain. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025