Osmundaria melvillii (J.Agardh) R.E.Norris 1991

Publication Details
Osmundaria melvillii (J.Agardh) R.E.Norris 1991: 10, figs 10-19

Published in: Norris, R.E. (1991). The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae). Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 106: 1-40, 60 figs.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Osmundaria is Osmundaria prolifera J.V.Lamouroux.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Vidalia melvillii (J.Agardh) F.Schmitz.

Source of Synonymy
Schmitz, F. (1895). Marine Florideen von Deutsch-Ostafrica. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 21: 137-177.

Basionym
Amansia melvillii J.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: Mauritius; (Silva & al. 1996: 532)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 10 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 October 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024

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