Melobesia paschalis Me.Lemoine 1924
Publication Details
Melobesia paschalis Me.Lemoine 1924: 289, fig. 32 f, g
Published in: Lemoine, Mme P. [=M.] (1924). Melobesieae. in, Børgesen, F. Marine algae from Easter Island. In: The Natural History of Juan Fernandez and Easter Island. Vol. II Botany. (Skottsberg, C. Eds) Vol. 2, pp. 285-290. Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells Boktryckeri.
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 Fosliella paschalis (Me.Lemoine) Setchell & N.L.Gardner.
Source of Synonymy
Setchell, W.A. & Gardner, N.L. (1930). Marine algae of the Revillagigedo Islands Expedition in 1925. Proceedings of the California Academy of Science, Series 4 19(11): 109-215, pls 4-15.
Type Information
Type locality: Hanga Piko, Easter Island; (Børgesen 1924: 289) Holotype: Carl Skottsberg; date not indicated; PC; General Herbarium (see Anderson & Athanasiadis, 1992: 31) (Woelkerling 1998: 378) Notes: Holotype fragment: PC, unnumbered, General Herbarium box collection (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet under basionym)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 06 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 March 2017
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024
