Melobesia minutula Foslie 1904
Publication Details
Melobesia minutula Foslie 1904: 8
Published in: Foslie, M. (1904). Algologiske notiser. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1904(2): 1-9.
Request PDFType 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 confervicola (Kützing) Y.M.Chamberlain.
Source of Synonymy
Chamberlain, Y.M. (1994). Mastophoroideae Setchell. In: Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1. Rhodophyta. Part 2B. Corallinales, Hildenbrandiales. (Irvine, L.M. & Chamberlain, Y.M. Eds), pp. 113-158. London: HMSO.
Type Information
Type locality: "Galtene" [now Galtane], ved [= near] Kirkøen [now Kjerkøy], Hvaløerne [Hvaler], Oslofjord, Norway; (Foslie 1904: 8) Holotype: Foslie; 25.vii.1903; "paa [= on] Corallina officinalis"; TRH; A15-976 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 134)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 March 2023
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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 22 November 2024
