Melobesia thuretii Bornet 1878

Publication Details
Melobesia thuretii Bornet 1878: 96, pl. L [50]: figs 1-8 (as 'thureti')

Published in: Thuret, G. & Bornet, É. (1878). Études phycologiques. Analyses d'algues marines. Publiées par les soins de M. le Dr Édouard Bornet. Ouvrage accompagné de cinquante planches gravées d'après les desssins de M. Alfred Riocreux. pp. [i-v], i-iii, 1-105, pls I-LI . Paris: G. Masson.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Melobesia is Melobesia membranacea (Esper) J.V.Lamouroux.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Choreonema thuretii (Bornet) F.Schmitz.

Source of Synonymy
Schmitz, F. (1889). Systematische Übersicht der bisher bekannten Gattungen der Florideen. Flora oder Allgemeine botanische Zeitung 72: 435-456, pl. XXI.

Type Information
Lectotype locality: Pointe de Querqueville, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France; (Thuret & Bornet 1878: 96) Lectotype: E. Bornet; 31 December 1855; on Jania squamata; PC; unnumbered, Thuret-Bornet Herbarium (algal fascicle 130, filed under Choreonema), includes one unnumbered slide; designated by Woelkerling, 1987: 113 (Chamberlain & Irvine 1994: 34) Notes: This type locality was first described by Woelkerling (1987a: 113). Extra information in Woelkerling (1998: 381). Thuret cited "Harvey, Phycologia Britannica, tab. CCI, fig. 5-8."

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 03 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 26 February 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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