Melobesia pruinosa Kützing 1845
Publication Details
Melobesia pruinosa Kützing 1845: 295
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 Pneophyllum fragile Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Penrose, D.L. (1996). Genus Pneophyllum Kützing
. In: The Marine Benthic Flora of South Australia. Rhodophyta. Part IIIB, Gracilariales, Rhodymeniales, Corallinales and Bonnemaisoniales. (Womersley, H.B.S. Eds), pp. 266-272. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study.
Type Information
Type locality: auf Zostera marina bei Triest; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), frosty (Aleksovski & al. 2024).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 April 2009 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 August 2018
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 August 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
