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Mesophyllum desitum

Florideophyceae - Hapalidiales - Mesophyllaceae

Taxonomy
Lithophyllum desitum was named by Airoldi (1932). It is extant.

It was recombined as Mesophyllum desitum by Vannucci et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Mesophyllum desitum Vannucci et al. figs. pl.11, figs 5-6

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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
speciesdesitum(Airoldi 1932)

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.

Mesophyllum desitum Airoldi 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Chattian or 28.10000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Italy (Savona) Mesophyllum desitum (221915)