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Melanthalia obtusata (Labillardière) J.Agardh, 1852 
AphiaID: 375118

Classification: Biota > Plantae (Kingdom) > Biliphyta (Subkingdom) > Rhodophyta (Phylum) > Eurhodophytina (Subdivision) > Florideophyceae (Class) > Rhodymeniophycidae (Subclass) > Gracilariales (Order) > Gracilariaceae (Family) > Melanthalia (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Melanthalia Montagne, 1843
Synonymised
taxa		  Acropeltis jaubertiana (Montagne) Trevisan, 1845 (synonym)
 Fucus obtusatus Labillardiére, 1806
 Melanthalia billardieri Montagne, 1843 (synonym)
 Melanthalia jaubertiana Montagne, 1843 (synonym)
 Melanthalia obtusata var. jaubertiana (Montagne) V.J.Chapman, 1979 (synonym)
 Melanthalia vieillardii Kützing, 1863 (synonym)
 Rhodomela obtusata (Labillardière) C.Agardh, 1822 (synonym)
Sources  basis of record: Algaebase, available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]

Direct child
taxa
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Variety Melanthalia obtusata var. abscissa (Turner) V.J.Chapman, 1979 accepted as Melanthalia abscissa (Turner) J.D.Hooker & Harvey, 1845
Variety Melanthalia obtusata var. intermedia Harvey, 1858 accepted as Melanthalia abscissa (Turner) J.D.Hooker & Harvey, 1845
Variety Melanthalia obtusata var. jaubertiana (Montagne) V.J.Chapman, 1979 accepted as Melanthalia obtusata (Labillardière) J.Agardh, 1852
Environment marine
Links Published in AlgaeBase Logo AlgaeBase
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:375118
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2008-12-08 15:18:27Z  created  Guiry, Michael D.
2010-12-13 10:09:16Z  changed  Guiry, Michael D.
  
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  Citation: Guiry, Michael D. (2013). Melanthalia obtusata (Labillardière) J.Agardh, 1852. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2013). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=375118 on 2013-05-24
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