Melobesia flabellata Sonder 1845
Current name:
Metamastophora flabellata (Sonder) Setchell
Rottnest Island, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Melobesia flabellata Sonder 1845: 55
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 Metamastophora flabellata (Sonder) Setchell.
Type Information
Type locality: Western Australia (mouth of Swan River); (Silva & al. 1996: 260) Lectotype: Preiss, prior to 1845; MEL; 516739 (Wilks & Woelkerling 1991: 528) Notes: This type locality was first recorded by Harvey (1849 [1847-1849]: 108). Designated and depicted by Woelkerling (1980: 238, fig. 1).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flabellate, fan-shaped (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 May 2001 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 April 2009
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 April 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
