Mesophyllum versicolor (Foslie) W.H.Adey 1970
Publication Details
Mesophyllum versicolor (Foslie) W.H.Adey 1970: 26
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 currently regarded as a synonym of Magnephycus engelhartii (Foslie) Athanasiadis & D.L.Ballantine.
Basionym
Lithothamnion versicolor Foslie
Type Information
Holotype locality: Port Phillip Heads, Victoria, Australia; (Woelkerling & Harvey 1993: 600) Holotype: J. Gabriel; xii.1906; TRH; C16-3297 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 461)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), changing colour, variously coloured (Stearn 1983).
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 December 2024
