Lithophyllum zostericola f. mediocre Foslie 1900

Melobesia mediocris (Foslie) Setchell & L.R.Mason

Current name: Melobesia mediocris (Foslie) Setchell & L.R.Mason
Northern California - 09 March 2011. Wendell Wood (ww@oregonwild.org)

Publication Details
Lithophyllum zostericola f. mediocre Foslie 1900: 5 (as 'mediocris')

Published in: Foslie, M. (1900). Five new calcareous algae. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 1900(3): 1-6.

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Publication date: between 26.vi.1900 and 31.xii.1900

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Lithophyllum is Lithophyllum incrustans Philippi.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Melobesia mediocris (Foslie) Setchell & L.R.Mason.

Type Information
Type locality: Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co., California, USA; (Silva 1979: 319) Holotype: C.L. Anderson; x.1876; no habitat data on type; TRH; C18-3337 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 469)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), living on or in the flowering plant Zostera.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 August 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 August 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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