Mastophora licheniformis Decaisne 1842
Publication Details
Mastophora licheniformis Decaisne 1842: 359, pl. 17: fig. 11
Published in: Decaisne, J. (1842). Essais sur une classification des algues et des polypiers calcifères de Lamouroux. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Seconde Série 17: 297-380, [pls 14-17].
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Mastophora.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mastophora rosea (C.Agardh) Setchell.
Source of Synonymy
Setchell, W.A. (1943). Mastophora and the Mastophoreae: genus and subfamily of Corallinaceae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America 29: 127-135.
Type Information
Type locality: Manila, The Philippines; (Woelkerling 1998: 368) Lectotype: collector not indicated; date not indicated; PC; Cuming 2232, Montagne Herbarium (MA 4589); designated by Woelkerling, 1988: 129, 131 (Woelkerling 1998: 368) Notes: Isolectotype: PC, Cuming 2232, Montagne Herbarium (MA 4588); PC, Cuming 2232, General Herbarium (non-fossil; filed in non-geniculate coralline type collections cabinet affixed to a herbarium sheet); BM, Cuming 2232, sheet collections, unnumbered (2 collections; filed under Mastophora rosea); TCD, Cuming 2232, W.H. Harvey Herbarium.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 March 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
