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Mesophyllum vaughani

Florideophyceae - Hapalidiales - Mesophyllaceae

Taxonomy
Lithothamnium vaughani was named by Howe (1918). It is extant.

It was recombined as Mesophyllum vaughani by Lemoine (1928), Darga (1992) and Hamad (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Lithothamnium vaughani Howe
1928Mesophyllum vaughani Lemoine
1992Mesophyllum vaughani Darga
2008Mesophyllum vaughani Hamad p. 87

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
subphylumEurhodophytina
classFlorideophyceaeCronquist 1960
RankNameAuthor
subclassCorallinophycidae()
orderHapalidialesNelson and Sutherland 2015
familyMesophyllaceaeAthanasiadis 2016
genusMesophyllumLemoine 1930
speciesvaughani(Howe 1918)

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.

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Diagnosis
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