Melobesia farinosa var. solmsiana (Falkenberg) Me.Lemoine 1917
Publication Details
Melobesia farinosa var. solmsiana (Falkenberg) Me.Lemoine 1917: 171
Published in: Børgesen, F. (1917). The marine algae of the Danish West Indies. Part 3. Rhodophyceae (3). Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 3: 145-240, figs 149-230.
Request PDFType 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 Hydrolithon boreale (Foslie) Y.M.Chamberlain.
Basionym
Melobesia solmsiana Falkenberg
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), mealy, covered with farina (flour-like, powdery covering) (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 August 2013
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 August 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 November 2024
