Melobesia rosanoffii (Foslie) Adey 1970
Publication Details
Melobesia rosanoffii (Foslie) Adey 1970: 30
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]
Request PDFPublication date: October 1970
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Melobesia is Melobesia membranacea (Esper) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Lithothamnion rosanoffii Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: "Port Philip, Australia" [Port Phillip Bay, Victoria]; (Adey 1970: 6) Holotype: TRH; B1-1674 (includes slides 1342, 1641, and one un-numbered slide) (Wilks & Woelkerling 1991: 525) Notes: Depicted in Wilks & Woelkerling (1991: figs 23, 24). See also Woelkerling (1993: 191). Growing on Acropora sp. (Wilks & Woelkerling 1991). The material was obtained by Foslie from the herbarium of Le Jolis; it is not known how Le Jolis obtained the material. See also Adey (1970: 30) and Adey & Lebednik (1967: 50).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
Found epiphytically on the brown algae Acrocarpia and Cystophora and on the red alga Laurencia in intertidal pools and subtidally to depths of 6 m (Womersley 1996: 173).
Created: 24 October 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 March 2021
Verification of Data
Users are responsible for verifying the accuracy of information before use, as noted on the website Content page.
Linking to this page: https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=20784
Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 January 2025
