Melanthalia abscissa (Turner) Hooker f. & Harvey 1845
Publication Details
Melanthalia abscissa (Turner) Hooker f. & Harvey 1845: 548
Published in: Hooker, [J.D.] & Harvey, W.H. (1845). Algae Novae Zelandiae; being a catalogue of all of the species of algae yet recorded as inhabiting the shores of New Zealand, with characters and brief descriptions of the new species discovered during the voyage of H.M. discovery ships "Erebus" and "Terror" and of others communicated to Sir W. Hooker by Dr. Sinclair, the Rev. Colenso, and M. Raoul. London Journal of Botany 4: 521-551.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Melanthalia is Fucus obtusatus Labillardière.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Fucus abscissus Turner
Type Information
Type locality: New Zealand; (Womersley 1996: 34) Lectotype (?): Banks; BM; (Womersley 1996: 34)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cut off, steep, precipitous (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 July 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 October 2021
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 January 2025
