Mesospora macrocarpa (Feldmann) Hartog 1968
Publication Details
Mesospora macrocarpa (Feldmann) Hartog 1968: 387, adnot.
Published in: Den Hartog, C. (1968). The littoral environment of rocky shores as a border between the sea and the land and between the sea and freshwater. Blumea 16: 374-393.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Mesospora is Mesospora schmidtii Weber Bosse.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hapalospongidion macrocarpum (Feldmann) León-Álvarez & González-González.
Source of Synonymy
Léon-Alvarez, D. & González-González, J (1993). Algas costrosas del Pacifico Tropical. In: Biodiversidad Marina y Costera de México. (Salazar-Vallejo, S.L. & González, N.E. Eds), pp. 456-474. Mexico: Com. Nal. Biodiversidad y CIQRO.
Basionym
Ralfsia macrocarpa Feldmann
Type Information
Type locality: Algeria: Cherchell: Joinville islet; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with large fruit.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 December 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 December 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 November 2024
