Melobesia deformans Solms-Laubach 1881
Publication Details
Melobesia deformans Solms-Laubach 1881: 53, 57, pl. 1 fig. 5, pl. 3, figs 12, 26
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 Choreonema thuretii (Bornet) F.Schmitz.
Source of Synonymy
Woelkerling, W.J. (1987). The disposition of Chaetolithon and its type species, C. deformans (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta). Phycologia 26: 277-280.
Type Information
Type locality: Australia (precise locality not indicated); (Woelkerling 1998: 371) Holotype: W.H. Harvey; date not indicated; PC; unnumbered Thuret-Bornet Herbarium (algal fascicle 132, filed under Chaetolithon) (Woelkerling 1998: 371)
Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), deforming, disfiguring (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 July 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 August 2009
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 August 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
