Melobesia caulerpae Foslie 1906
Publication Details
Melobesia caulerpae Foslie 1906: 16
Published in: Foslie, M. (1906). Algologiske notiser II. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1906(2): 1-28.
Request PDFPublication date: between 1.xii.1906 and 26.xii.1906
Type 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 Pneophyllum coronatum (Rosanoff) Penrose.
Source of Synonymy
Chamberlain, Y.M. (1994). Pneophyllum coronatum (Rosanoff) D. Penrose comb. nov., P. keatsii sp. nov., Spongites discoideus (Foslie) D. Penrose et Woelkerling and S. impar (Foslie) Y. Chamberlain comb. nov. (Rhodophyta, Corallinaceae) from South Africa. Phycologia 33: 141-157, 63 figs, 1 table.
Type Information
Type locality: [Castle Point] Island Bay, near Wellington, North Islands New Zealand; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 115) Type: Setchell; vi.1904; uppermost sublittoral zone, on Caulerpa sedoides; TRH; A15-786 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 115)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 August 2015
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 November 2024
