Melobesia cystoseirae Hauck 1883

Publication Details
Melobesia cystoseirae Hauck 1883: 266, pl. III [3]: figs 1, 2, 6 (as 'Cystosirae')

Published in: Hauck, F. (1883). Die Meeresalgen Deutschlands und Österreichs. In: Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. Zweite Auflage. (Rabenhorst, L. Eds) Vol. 2, pp. 113-320. Leipzig: Eduard Kummer.

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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 Lithophyllum cystoseirae (Hauck) Heydrich.

Source of Synonymy
Heydrich, F. (1897). Corallinaceae, insbesondere Melobesieae. Berichte der deutsche botanischen Gesellschaft 15: 34-70, 3 figs, pl. III.

Type Information
Type locality: "im Adriatischen Meere" [probably Trieste as there are Hauck specimens in TRH]; (Hauck 1883: 266) Holotype: on Cystoseira and Peyssonnelia.; L; 943.10-32 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 144)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 28 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 December 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 December 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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