Melobesia verrucata J.V.Lamouroux 1816
Publication Details
Melobesia verrucata J.V.Lamouroux 1816: 316
Published in: Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1816). Histoire des polypiers coralligènes flexibles, vulgairement nommés zoophytes. pp. [i]-lxxxiv, chart, [1]-560, [560, err], pls I-XIX, uncol. by author. Caen: De l'imprimerie de F. Poisson.
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 Lithophyllum pustulatum (J.V.Lamouroux) Foslie.
Source of Synonymy
Woelkerling, W.J. & Campbell, S.J. (1992). An account of the southern Australian species of Lithophyllum (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Botany 22: 1-107, 63 figs, 13 tables, 4 maps.
Type Information
Type locality: Mediterranean Sea; (Chamberlain 1991: 61) Holotype: On “Rytiphlaea”.; CN; (Chamberlain 1991: 61) Notes: Rytiphlaea fide Chamberlain (1986: 201). Lectotype: CN; France; no further details given in protologue (Wilks & Woelkerling 1991: 529).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 July 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 April 2009
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Taxonomic note
Wilks & Woelkerling (1991: 528) consider this to be a heterotypic synonym of Lithphyllum pustulatum (Lamouroux) Foslie (subf. Lithophylloideae). Silva et al. (1996: 274) cite it as a synonym of Titanoderma pustulatum var. canellatum (Kützing) Chamberlain. - (16 March 2009) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 April 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025
