Melyvonnea erubescens (Foslie) Athanasiadis & D.L.Ballantine 2014

Publication Details
Melyvonnea erubescens (Foslie) Athanasiadis & D.L.Ballantine 2014: 405

Published in: Athanasiadis, A. & Ballantine, D.L. (2014). The genera Melyvonnea gen. nov. and Mesophyllum s.s. (Melobesioideae, Corallinales, Rhodophyta) particularly from the central Atlantic Ocean. Nordic Journal of Botany 35: 385-436.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Melyvonnea is Melyvonnea canariensis (Foslie) Athanasiadis & D.L.Ballantine.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Lithothamnion erubescens Foslie

Type Information
Type locality: Brazil: Fernando de Noronha: Chaloup Bay; (INA 1996) Lectotype fide Adey & Lebednik 1967: H.N. Ridley, T.S. Lea and G.A. Ramage; 14 August-24 September 1873; no habitat data on type; TRH; C15-3212 (Sissini & al. 2014: 305)

Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), blushing, reddening, rose (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 14 September 2014 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 24 February 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 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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