Mesophyllum macedonis Athanasiadis 1999
Publication Details
Mesophyllum macedonis Athanasiadis 1999: 241, figs 1-17
Published in: Athanasiadis, A. (1999). Mesophyllum macedonis, nov. sp. (Rhodophyta, Corallinales), a putative Tethyan relic in the north Aegean Sea. European Journal of Phycology 34: 239-252, 23 figs, 1 table.
Request PDFType 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 Macedonis tethygenis 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.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Pidgeon Cove, 500 m south of Sarti, Sithonia Peninsula, Makedonian Province, North Greece; (Athanasiadis 1999: 240) Holotype (fig. 1): Athanas. No. 79; 1 July 1984; GB; SC010784 (Athanasiadis 1999: 240)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), of macedon; "macedon" is somtimes treated as a third-decelension noun, the genitive case of would be "macedonis".
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 March 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 February 2024
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Nomenclatural note
"In the Mediterranean Sea, this species is known only from the type locality (Pigeon Cave, Sithonia, Greece, Aegean Sea). Recently, by the same Athanasiadis (2016: 266), is considered as Incertae sedis." (Cormaci, Furnari & Alongi 2017L 320). - (20 December 2017) - M.D. Guiry
Taxonomic note
Requires further taxonomic investigation. - (16 November 2020) - M.D. Guiry
Habitat note
In association with other sciaphilous encrusting corallines, species of Peyssonnelia and Palmophyllum crassum at c. 0.5 m depth, 2-3 m away from the entrance of a cave with good water circulation and protected from light and direct wave exposure (Athanasiadis 1999). - (03 May 2011) - G.M. 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
