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Mesophyllum obsitum
Taxonomy
Mesophyllum obsitum was named by Airoldi (1932).
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1932 | Mesophyllum obsitum Airoldi |
| 1953 | Mesophyllum obsitum Johnson and Stewart p. 135 figs. Pl 17, fig 5 |
| 2015 | Mesophyllum obsitum Kishore et al. p. 62 |
| 2017 | Mesophyllum obsitum Kishore et al. p. 206 |
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†Mesophyllum obsitum Airoldi 1932
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| S. Kishore et al. 2015 | Growth form encrusting, thallus organization
monomerous. Coaxial to non-coaxial core laments well developed, 50-150 μm thick, cells of core laments 18-20 μm in length and 12-15 μm in width; cell fusions present. Peripheral laments well developed with cell fusions (Pl. IV, g. 5). Cells are 15-20 μm in length and 10-12 μm in width. Epithallial cells rounded in shape. Tetra/bisporangial conceptacles variable in shapes and multiporate, 120-130 μm in height and 200-250 μm in width. |