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WoRMS taxon details

Melobesioideae Bizzozero, 1885

AphiaID

162555 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:162555)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Subfamily

Parent

Hapalidiaceae J.E.Gray, 1864

Direct children (17)

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Genus Crustaphytum L.-C.Liu & S.-M.Lin, 2018
Genus Exilicrusta Y.M.Chamberlain, 1992
Genus Mastophoropsis Woelkerling, 1978
Genus Melobesia J.V.Lamouroux, 1812
Genus Synarthrophyton R.A.Townsend, 1979
Genus Lithocystis Allman, 1848 (uncertain)
Genus Sphaeranthera Heydrich, 1900 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Genus Agardhina Nardo, 1834 accepted as Phymatolithon Foslie, 1898
Genus Antarcticophyllum (Me.Lemoine) M.L.Mendoza, 1976 accepted as Clathromorphum Foslie, 1898 (synonym)
Genus Apora Gunnerus, 1768 accepted as Phymatolithon Foslie, 1898 (synonym)
Genus Chaetolithon Foslie, 1898 accepted as Choreonema F.Schmitz, 1889 (synonym)
Genus Eleutherospora Heydrich, 1900 accepted as Phymatolithon Foslie, 1898 (synonym)
Genus Epilithon Heydrich, 1897 accepted as Melobesia J.V.Lamouroux, 1812 (synonym)
Genus Hapalidium Kützing, 1843 accepted as Melobesia J.V.Lamouroux, 1812 (synonym)
Genus Neopolyporolithon Adey & H.W.Johansen, 1972 accepted as Clathromorphum Foslie, 1898 (synonym)
Genus Polyporolithon L.R.Mason, 1953 accepted as Mesophyllum Me.Lemoine, 1928 (synonym)
Genus Squamolithon Heydrich, 1911 accepted as Lithothamnion Heydrich, 1897 (synonym)

Environment

marine

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2026). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Melobesioideae Bizzozero, 1885. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=162555 on 2026-10-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-07-01 13:10:14Z

created

Appeltans, Ward

2008-10-22 09:06:10Z

changed

Guiry, Michael D.

Licensing

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Nomenclature

basis of record Irvine, L.M.; Chamberlain, Y.M. (1994). Seaweeds of the British Isles: Rhodophyta, Part 2B. Corallinales, Hildenbrandiales. Seaweeds of the British Isles, 1. Natural History Museum: London. ISBN 0-11-310016-7. 276 pp. Part of: Seaweeds of the British Isles. ISSN 8769-8522 (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400090342 [details]

Other

context source (PeRMS) Avila-Peltroche, J.; Padilla, J. (2020). The seaweed resources of Peru. <em>Botanica Marina.</em> 63. 381-394., available online at https://doi.org/10.1515/bot-2020-0026 [details]