Mesophyllum erubescens (Foslie) Me.Lemoine 1928

Publication Details
Mesophyllum erubescens (Foslie) Me.Lemoine 1928: 252

Published in: Lemoine, M. (1928). Un nouveau genre de Mélobésiées: Mesophyllum. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 75: 251-254.

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 Melyvonnea erubescens (Foslie) Athanasiadis & D.L.Ballantine.

Basionym
Lithothamnion erubescens Foslie

Type Information
Type locality: Brazil: Fernando de Noronha: Chaloup Bay; (INA 1996) Lectotype fide Adey & Lebednik 1967: H.N. Ridley, T.S. Lea and G.A. Ramage; 14 August-24 September 1873; no habitat data on type; TRH; C15-3212 (Sissini & al. 2014: 305)

Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), blushing, reddening, rose (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 01 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 August 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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