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Melobesia J.V.Lamouroux, 1812

144019  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:144019)

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Epilithon Heydrich, 1897 · unaccepted (synonym)
Hapalidium Kützing, 1843 · unaccepted (synonym)

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  1. Species Melobesia accola (Foslie) Me.Lemoine, 1924
  2. Species Melobesia confervoides Funk, 1955
  3. Species Melobesia galapagensis (Foslie) W.R.Taylor, 1945
  4. Species Melobesia inaequilaterata Solms-Laubach, 1881
  5. Species Melobesia lamourouxii Decaisne, 1842
  6. Species Melobesia leptura Foslie, 1906
  7. Species Melobesia marginata Setchell & Foslie, 1902
  8. Species Melobesia mediocris (Foslie) Setchell & L.R.Mason, 1943
  9. Species Melobesia membranacea (Esper) J.V.Lamouroux, 1812
  10. Species Melobesia polystromatica E.Y.Dawson, 1960
  11. Species Melobesia rosanoffii (Foslie) Lemoine, 1912
  12. Species Melobesia rugulosa Setchell & Foslie, 1902
  13. Species Melobesia solmsii Bornet ex Lemoine, 1912
  14. Species Melobesia tasmanica (Foslie) De Toni, 1924
  15. Species Melobesia tenuis Decaisne, 1842
  16. Species Melobesia tomitaroi Kloczcova, 1987
  17. Species Melobesia triplex Heydrich, 1902
  18. Species Melobesia crustacea (Kützing) Rabenhorst, 1847 (uncertain, uncertain taxonomic status subjected to verification)
  19. Species Melobesia exasperata Duchassaing, 1850 (uncertain)
  20. Species Melobesia fucicola Bertoloni, 1867 (uncertain, uncertain taxonomic status subjected to verification)
  21. Species Melobesia mamillaris Duchassaing, 1850 (uncertain)
  22. Species Melobesia mediterranea (Foslie) Me.Lemoine, 1924 accepted as Titanoderma mediterraneum (Foslie) Woelkerling, 1988 (uncertain)
  23. Species Melobesia opalina Zanardini, 1843 (uncertain, uncertain taxonomic status subjected to verification)
  24. Species Melobesia phragmiticola Skolka, 1961 (uncertain)
  25. Species Melobesia polycarpa Zanardini, 1843 (uncertain)
  26. Species Melobesia radiata Audouin, 1826 (uncertain, uncertain taxonomic status subjected to verification)
  27. Species Melobesia agariciformis Areschoug, 1851 accepted as Lithophyllum dentatum (Kützing) Foslie, 1898
  28. Species Melobesia amplexifrons Harvey, 1849 accepted as Pneophyllum amplexifrons (Harvey) Y.M.Chamberlain & R.E.Norris, 1994
  29. Species Melobesia antarctica (J.D.Hooker & Harvey) J.D.Hooker & Harvey, 1849 accepted as Carlskottsbergia antarctica (J.D.Hooker & Harvey) Athanasiadis, 2018
  30. Species Melobesia bermudensis Foslie, 1901 accepted as Lithoporella bermudensis (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970 (synonym)
  31. Species Melobesia brassica-florida Harvey, 1849 accepted as Neogoniolithon brassica-florida (Harvey) Setchell & L.R.Mason, 1943
  32. Species Melobesia calcarea (Pallas) Harvey, 1849 accepted as Phymatolithon calcareum (Pallas) W.H.Adey & D.L.McKibbin ex Woelkering & L.M.Irvine, 1986
  33. Species Melobesia callithamnioides (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) Falkenberg, 1879 accepted as Pneophyllum confervicola (Kützing) Y.M.Chamberlain, 1983
  34. Species Melobesia callithamnioides Falkenberg ex Solms-Laubach, 1881 accepted as Hydrolithon boreale (Foslie) Y.M.Chamberlain, 1994 (synonym)
  35. Species Melobesia canescens Foslie, 1900 accepted as Titanoderma canescens (Foslie) Woelkerling, Y.M.Chamberlain & P.C.Silva, 1985 accepted as Lithophyllum canescens (Foslie) Foslie, 1905
  36. Species Melobesia carpophylli Heydrich, 1893 accepted as Lithophyllum carpophylli (Heydrich) Heydrich, 1897 (synonym)
  37. Species Melobesia caspica Foslie, 1899 accepted as Lithophyllum pustulatum (J.V.Lamouroux) Foslie, 1904 accepted as Titanoderma pustulatum (J.V.Lamouroux) Nägeli, 1858
  38. Species Melobesia caulerpae Foslie, 1906 accepted as Pneophyllum coronatum (Rosanoff) Penrose, 1994
  39. Species Melobesia compressa M'Calla ex Harvey, 1849 accepted as Phymatolithon calcareum (Pallas) W.H.Adey & D.L.McKibbin ex Woelkering & L.M.Irvine, 1986
  40. Species Melobesia confervicola (Kützing) Foslie, 1900 accepted as Pneophyllum confervicola (Kützing) Y.M.Chamberlain, 1983
  41. Species Melobesia confinis P.Crouan & H.Crouan, 1867 accepted as Titanoderma pustulatum (J.V.Lamouroux) Nägeli, 1858
  42. Species Melobesia corallinae P.Crouan & H.Crouan, 1867 accepted as Lithophyllum corallinae (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) Heydrich, 1897
  43. Species Melobesia coronata Rosanoff, 1866 accepted as Pneophyllum coronatum (Rosanoff) Penrose, 1994
  44. Species Melobesia corticiformis Kützing, 1849 accepted as Melobesia membranacea (Esper) J.V.Lamouroux, 1812
  45. Species Melobesia crassa Lloyd, 1860 accepted as Lithophyllum tortuosum f. crassa (Lloyd) Me.Lemoine (synonym)
  46. Species Melobesia crassiuscula Kützing, 1843 accepted as Amphithallia crassiuscula (Kützing) Athanasiadis, 2019
  47. Species Melobesia cristata (Meneghini) Ardissone, 1883 accepted as Tenarea tortuosa (Esper) Me.Lemoine, 1910
  48. Species Melobesia cymodoceae Foslie, 1901 accepted as Hydrolithon cymodoceae (Foslie) Penrose, 1992
  49. Species Melobesia cystoseirae Hauck, 1883 accepted as Lithophyllum cystoseirae (Hauck) Heydrich, 1897
  50. Species Melobesia darwinii Harvey, 1849 accepted as Lithothamnion darwinii (Harvey) Areschoug, 1852 (synonym)
  51. Species Melobesia decipiens Foslie, 1897 accepted as Pseudolithophyllum decipiens (Foslie) Steneck & R.T.Paine, 1986 accepted as Spongites decipiens (Foslie) Y.M. Chamberlain, 1993 accepted as Chamberlainium decipiens (Foslie) Caragnano, Foetisch, Maneveldt & Payri, 2018
  52. Species Melobesia decussata Endlicher, 1843 accepted as Lithophyllum decussatum (J.Ellis & Solander) Philippi, 1837
  53. Species Melobesia deformans Solms-Laubach, 1881 accepted as Choreonema thuretii (Bornet) F.Schmitz, 1889
  54. Species Melobesia dentata (Kützing) Decaisne, 1842 accepted as Lithophyllum dentatum (Kützing) Foslie, 1898
  55. Species Melobesia expansa (Philippi) Endlicher, 1843 accepted as Mesophyllum expansum (Philippi) Cabioch & M.L.Mendoza, 2003 (synonym)
  56. Species Melobesia explanata (Foslie) Foslie, 1908 accepted as Lithophyllum riosmenae A.S.Harvey & Woelkerling, 2009
  57. Species Melobesia farinosa J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 accepted as Hydrolithon farinosum (J.V.Lamouroux) Penrose & Y.M.Chamberlain, 1993
  58. Species Melobesia fasciculata (Lamarck) Harvey, 1846 accepted as Lithophyllum fasciculatum (Lamarck) Foslie, 1898
  59. Species Melobesia fertilis Me.Lemoine, 1930 accepted as Fosliella fertilis (Me.Lemoine) Segonzac, 1984
  60. Species Melobesia flabellata Sonder, 1845 accepted as Metamastophora flabellata (Sonder) Setchell, 1943
  61. Species Melobesia foliacea Kützing, 1843 accepted as Mastophora rosea (C.Agardh) Setchell, 1943
  62. Species Melobesia fosliei Rosenvige, 1917 accepted as Pneophyllum confervicola (Kützing) Y.M.Chamberlain, 1983
  63. Species Melobesia frondosa Dufour, 1861 accepted as Lithophyllum stictiforme (J.E. Areschoug) Hauck, 1877
  64. Species Melobesia fruticulosa (Kützing) Decaisne, 1842 accepted as Spongites fruticulosus Kützing, 1841
  65. Species Melobesia gibbsii Setchell & Foslie, 1907 accepted as Heteroderma gibbsii (Setchell & Foslie) Foslie, 1909 (synonym)
  66. Species Melobesia grandiuscula Montagne, 1846 accepted as Lithophyllum stictiforme (J.E. Areschoug) Hauck, 1877
  67. Species Melobesia granulata Meneghini ex Kützing, 1849 accepted as Hydrolithon farinosum (J.V.Lamouroux) Penrose & Y.M.Chamberlain, 1993
  68. Species Melobesia hapalidioides P.Crouan & H.Crouan, 1867 accepted as Lithophyllum pustulatum (J.V.Lamouroux) Foslie, 1904 accepted as Titanoderma pustulatum (J.V.Lamouroux) Nägeli, 1858
  69. Species Melobesia hildebrantioides (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) Foslie, 1898 accepted as Melobesia membranacea (Esper) J.V.Lamouroux, 1812
  70. Species Melobesia indica (Foslie) Jadin, 1935 accepted as Lithoporella indica (Foslie) Adey, 1970
  71. Species Melobesia insidiosa (Solms-Laubach) Heydrich, 1897 accepted as Neogoniolithon brassica-florida (Harvey) Setchell & L.R.Mason, 1943
  72. Species Melobesia kerguelena Dickie, 1876 accepted as Lithothamnion kerguelenum (Dickie) Foslie, 1898
  73. Species Melobesia laminariae P.Crouan & H.Crouan, 1867 accepted as Titanoderma laminariae (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) Y.M.Chamberlain, 1991
  74. Species Melobesia lejolisii Rosanoff, 1866 accepted as Pneophyllum fragile Kützing, 1843
  75. Species Melobesia lenormandii J.E.Areschoug, 1852 accepted as Phymatolithon lenormandii (J.E.Areschoug) W.H.Adey, 1966
  76. Species Melobesia lichenoides (J.Ellis) Harvey, 1849 accepted as Mesophyllum lichenoides (J.Ellis) Me.Lemoine, 1928
  77. Species Melobesia lichenoides (Philippi) Endlicher, 1843 accepted as Lithophyllum byssoides (Lamarck) Foslie, 1900 (synonym)
  78. Species Melobesia limitata (Foslie) Rosenvinge, 1917 accepted as Pneophyllum limitatum (Foslie) Y.M.Chamberlain, 1983
  79. Species Melobesia macrocarpa Rosanoff, 1866 accepted as Titanoderma pustulatum (J.V.Lamouroux) Nägeli, 1858
  80. Species Melobesia mamillaris Harvey, 1849 accepted as Neogoniolithon mamillare (Harvey) Setchell & L.R.Mason, 1943
  81. Species Melobesia masakii Baba & Yoshida, 1997 accepted as Melobesia tomitaroi Kloczcova, 1987
  82. Species Melobesia mauritiana (Foslie) Foslie, 1908 accepted as Pneophyllum mauritianum (Foslie) P.C.Silva, 1996
  83. Species Melobesia melobesioides (Foslie) Lemoine, 1927 accepted as Lithoporella melobesioides (Foslie) Foslie, 1909
  84. Species Melobesia microspora Rosenvinge, 1917 accepted as Pneophyllum fragile Kützing, 1843
  85. Species Melobesia minutula Foslie, 1904 accepted as Pneophyllum confervicola (Kützing) Y.M.Chamberlain, 1983
  86. Species Melobesia myriocarpa P.Crouan & H.Crouan, 1867 accepted as Pneophyllum myriocarpum (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) Y.M.Chamberlain, 1983
  87. Species Melobesia notarisii Dufour, 1861 accepted as Neogoniolithon brassica-florida (Harvey) Setchell & L.R.Mason, 1943
  88. Species Melobesia novae-zelandiae Heydrich, 1897 accepted as Fosliella farinosa (J.V.Lamouroux) M.Howe, 1920 accepted as Hydrolithon farinosum (J.V.Lamouroux) Penrose & Y.M.Chamberlain, 1993
  89. Species Melobesia pacifica Masaki, 1968 accepted as Melobesia tomitaroi Kloczcova, 1987
  90. Species Melobesia pacifica Heydrich, 1901 accepted as Mastophora pacifica (Heydrich) Foslie, 1903
  91. Species Melobesia paschalis Me.Lemoine, 1924 accepted as Fosliella paschalis (M.Lemoine) Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1930
  92. Species Melobesia patena J.D.Hooker & Harvey, 1849 accepted as Synarthrophyton patena (Hooker f. & Harvey) R.A.Townsend, 1979
  93. Species Melobesia plana Sonder, 1845 accepted as Metamastophora flabellata (Sonder) Setchell, 1943
  94. Species Melobesia polymorpha Harvey, 1851 accepted as Phymatolithon calcareum (Pallas) W.H.Adey & D.L.McKibbin ex Woelkering & L.M.Irvine, 1986
  95. Species Melobesia prototypa (Foslie) Foslie, 1898 accepted as Lithophyllum prototypum (Foslie) Foslie, 1905
  96. Species Melobesia pruinosa Kützing, 1845 accepted as Pneophyllum fragile Kützing, 1843 (synonym)
  97. Species Melobesia pustulata J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 accepted as Titanoderma pustulatum (J.V.Lamouroux) Nägeli, 1858 (synonym)
  98. Species Melobesia rosea Rosanoff, 1866 accepted as Melobesia membranacea (Esper) J.V.Lamouroux, 1812
  99. Species Melobesia sargassi (Foslie) Foslie, 1908 accepted as Hydrolithon sargassi (Foslie) Y.M.Chamberlain, 1994
  100. Species Melobesia scabiosa Harvey, 1847 accepted as Lithothamnion scabiosum (Harvey) Foslie, 1898 (synonym)
  101. Species Melobesia simulans P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan, 1867 accepted as Titanoderma pustulatum (J.V.Lamouroux) Nägeli, 1858
  102. Species Melobesia solmsiana Falkenberg, 1901 accepted as Hydrolithon boreale (Foslie) Y.M.Chamberlain, 1994 (synonym)
  103. Species Melobesia stelligera Endlicher & Diesing, 1845 accepted as Metamastophora flabellata (Sonder) Setchell, 1943
  104. Species Melobesia stictaeformis Areschoug, 1852 accepted as Lithophyllum stictiforme (J.E. Areschoug) Hauck, 1877
  105. Species Melobesia subplana Rosenvinge, 1917 accepted as Pneophyllum subplanum (Rosenvinge) Y.M.Chamberlain ex South & Tittley, 1986
  106. Species Melobesia subtilissima Foslie, 1904 accepted as Heteroderma subtilissimum (Foslie) Foslie, 1909
  107. Species Melobesia thuretii Bornet, 1878 accepted as Choreonema thuretii (Bornet) F.Schmitz, 1889
  108. Species Melobesia trichostoma Rosenvinge, 1917 accepted as Pneophyllum coronatum (Rosanoff) Penrose, 1994
  109. Species Melobesia vanheurckii (Heydrich) De Toni, 1924 accepted as Boreolithon van-heurckii (Heydrich) A.S.Harvey & Woelkerling, 1995
  110. Species Melobesia verrucata J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 accepted as Lithophyllum pustulatum (J.V.Lamouroux) Foslie, 1904 accepted as Titanoderma pustulatum (J.V.Lamouroux) Nägeli, 1858
  111. Species Melobesia zostericola (Foslie) Foslie, 1907 accepted as Pneophyllum zostericola (Foslie) D.Fujita, 1988
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LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:8586  
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:8586 [details]
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). Melobesia J.V.Lamouroux, 1812. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144019 on 2026-01-15
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basis of record Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details] 

Other

additional source Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Patterson, D. (2001). Platypus checklist of Protoctista [details] 

 
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