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Melobesieae (disused)

Florideophyceae - Corallinales - Corallinophycidae

Taxonomy
Melobesieae was named by Foslie (1902). It is extant.

It was assigned to Corallinaceae by Johnson (1945).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Melobesieae Foslie
1945Melobesieae Johnson figs. Table 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
subphylumEurhodophytina
classFlorideophyceaeCronquist 1960
RankNameAuthor
familyCorallinophycidae()
orderCorallinalesSilva and Johansen 1986
familyCorallinaceaeLamouroux 1816
subfamilyMelobesieaeFoslie 1902
subfamilyMelobesieaeFoslie 1902

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Melobesieae Foslie 1902
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: "photoautotroph"f
Created: 2005-06-21 06:27:21
Modified: 2005-06-21 08:27:21
Source: f = family
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available