Melobesia lenormandii Areschoug 1852

Publication Details
Melobesia lenormandii Areschoug 1852: 514

Published in: Areschoug, J.E. (1852). Ordo XII. Corallineae. In: Species genera et ordines algarum....Volumen secundum: algas florideas complectens. (Agardh, J.G. Eds), pp. 506-576. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.

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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 Phymatolithon lenormandii (Areschoug) W.H.Adey.

Source of Synonymy
Adey, W.H. (1966). The genera Lithothamnium, Leptophytum (nov. gen.) and Phymatolithon in the Gulf of Maine. Hydrobiologia 28: 321-370, 112 figs, tables I-VI.

Type Information
Type locality: Arromanches-les-Bains, Calvados, France; (Silva & al. 1996: 265) Lectotype: September 1847; LD; herb. alg. Agardh 50674 (Woelkerling 1988: 219) Notes: Isolectotype CN.

Eponomy
Named for Sébastien René Lenormand (1796-1871), French lawyer and phycologist.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 19 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 July 2024

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Francisco F. Pedroche in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 July 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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