Mesophyllum ectocarpon (Foslie) W.H.Adey 1970

Publication Details
Mesophyllum ectocarpon (Foslie) W.H.Adey 1970: 23

Published in: Adey, W.H. (1970). A revision of the Foslie crustose coralline herbarium. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab Skrifter (1970)(1): 1-46, 13 figs. [in English]

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Publication date: October 1970

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Mesophyllum is Mesophyllum lichenoides (J.Ellis) Me.Lemoine.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ectocarpa capverdensis Athanasiadis & D.L.Ballantine.

Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. & Ballantine, D.L. (2024). Anatomy and classification of the Mesophyllaceae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta), based on phylogenetic principles. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 118: [i]-xii, [1]-216, 83 figures, 6 tables.

Basionym
Lithothamnion ectocarpon Foslie

Type Information
Type locality: Cape Blanco, Cape Verte [= Cape Verde], [Sénégal]; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 468) Lectotype: Weber-van Bosse; 29.xii.1895; no habitat data on type; TRH; C18-3335 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 468)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 25 February 2024

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Nomenclatural note
Requires further taxonomic investigation (Athanasiadis 2016). - (16 November 2020) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 April 2025

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