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Mesophyllum Me.Lemoine, 1928

144020  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:144020)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Biliphyta (Subkingdom)
  4. Rhodophyta (Phylum (Division))
  5. Eurhodophytina (Subphylum (Subdivision))
  6. Florideophyceae (Class)
  7. Corallinophycidae (Subclass)
  8. Hapalidiales (Order)
  9. Mesophyllumaceae (Family)
  10. Mesophylloideae (Subfamily)
  11. Melyvonneeae (Tribe)
  12. Mesophyllum (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Polyporolithon L.R.Mason, 1953 · unaccepted (synonym)

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  1. Species Mesophyllum aesitante (Conti) Me.Lemoine
  2. Species Mesophyllum aleuticum Lebednik, 2004
  3. Species Mesophyllum alternans (Foslie) Cabioch & M.L.Mendoza, 1998
  4. Species Mesophyllum brachycladum (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970
  5. Species Mesophyllum conchatum (Setchell & Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970
  6. Species Mesophyllum concretum (M.Howe) Me.Lemoine
  7. Species Mesophyllum crassiusculum (Foslie) Lebednik, 2004
  8. Species Mesophyllum crenulatum (Foslie) W.H.Adey
  9. Species Mesophyllum crispescens (Foslie) Me.Lemoine, 1954
  10. Species Mesophyllum cystocarpideum (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970
  11. Species Mesophyllum engelhartii (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970
  12. Species Mesophyllum eniwetokense J.H.Johnson
  13. Species Mesophyllum exasperatum (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970
  14. Species Mesophyllum expansum (Philippi) Cabioch & M.L.Mendoza, 2003
  15. Species Mesophyllum fluatum W.H.Adey, R.A.Townsend & Boykins, 1982
  16. Species Mesophyllum fragilissimum (Foslie) Me.Lemoine, 1928
  17. Species Mesophyllum gignouxii Me.Lemoine, 1939
  18. Species Mesophyllum haptericola (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970
  19. Species Mesophyllum hashimotoi Ishijima
  20. Species Mesophyllum horthocarpum Mastrorilli
  21. Species Mesophyllum imbricatum (Dickie) W.H.Adey, 1970
  22. Species Mesophyllum incertum (Foslie) Me.Lemoine, 1928
  23. Species Mesophyllum insigne (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970
  24. Species Mesophyllum iraqense Johnson
  25. Species Mesophyllum kuehnemannii M.L.Mendoza, 1977
  26. Species Mesophyllum lamellatum (Setchell & Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970
  27. Species Mesophyllum laxum Me.Lemoine, 1929
  28. Species Mesophyllum lemoineae Souaya
  29. Species Mesophyllum lichenoides (J.Ellis) Me.Lemoine, 1928
  30. Species Mesophyllum macedonis Athanasiadis, 1999
  31. Species Mesophyllum macroblastum (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970
  32. Species Mesophyllum mangoense Johnson & Farris
  33. Species Mesophyllum mazzapiedense Mastrorilli
  34. Species Mesophyllum megagastri Athanasiadis, 2007
  35. Species Mesophyllum mesomorphum (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970
  36. Species Mesophyllum niinoi Ishijima
  37. Species Mesophyllum nipponicum Ishijima, 1954
  38. Species Mesophyllum nitidum (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970
  39. Species Mesophyllum obsitum Airoldi
  40. Species Mesophyllum ornatum (Foslie & M.Howe) Athanasiadis, 1999
  41. Species Mesophyllum pacificum Johnson
  42. Species Mesophyllum paronai (Raineri) Me.Lemoine
  43. Species Mesophyllum peruvianum Johnson & Tafur
  44. Species Mesophyllum pfenderae (Me.Lemoine) Me.Lemoine
  45. Species Mesophyllum philippii (Foslie) Adey, 1970
  46. Species Mesophyllum piuranum Branson
  47. Species Mesophyllum piuranum Johnson & Tafur
  48. Species Mesophyllum prolifer (Foslie) W.H.Adey
  49. Species Mesophyllum pulchrum (Weber-van Bosse & Foslie) Me.Lemoine, 1928
  50. Species Mesophyllum punjabense Varma
  51. Species Mesophyllum rigidum Mastrorilli
  52. Species Mesophyllum roveretoi Conti
  53. Species Mesophyllum savornini L.E.Lemoine
  54. Species Mesophyllum schenkii
  55. Species Mesophyllum siamense (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970
  56. Species Mesophyllum sphaericum V.Pena, Bárbara, W.H.Adey, Riosmena-Rodrigues & H.G.Choi, 2011
  57. Species Mesophyllum squamuliforme (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970
  58. Species Mesophyllum stenopon Athanasiadis, 2007
  59. Species Mesophyllum suganum (Rothpletz) Airoldi
  60. Species Mesophyllum syntrophicum (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970
  61. Species Mesophyllum syrphetodes W.H.Adey, R.A.Townsend & Boykins, 1982
  62. Species Mesophyllum thelostegium (Foslie) W.H.Adey
  63. Species Mesophyllum vancouveriense (Foslie) Steneck & R.T.Paine, 1986
  64. Species Mesophyllum variabile (Foslie) W.H.Adey
  65. Species Mesophyllum vescum (Foslie) W.H.Adey
  66. Species Mesophyllum capilliforme Mastrorilli (uncertain)
  67. Species Mesophyllum contractum Maslov (uncertain)
  68. Species Mesophyllum daviesii S.R.Narayana Rao (uncertain)
  69. Species Mesophyllum fecundus Johnson & Ferris (uncertain)
  70. Species Mesophyllum flexile Mastrorilli (uncertain)
  71. Species Mesophyllum fructiferum Airoldi (uncertain)
  72. Species Mesophyllum funafutiense (Foslie) Verheij, 1993 (uncertain)
  73. Species Mesophyllum galettoi Mastrorilli (uncertain)
  74. Species Mesophyllum grande J.H.Johnson (uncertain)
  75. Species Mesophyllum guamense J.H.Johnson (uncertain)
  76. Species Mesophyllum inconspicuum (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970 (uncertain)
  77. Species Mesophyllum ishigakiense Johnson (uncertain)
  78. Species Mesophyllum isthmi (Howe) Lemoine (uncertain)
  79. Species Mesophyllum kutense Maslov (uncertain)
  80. Species Mesophyllum navarroi Airoldi (uncertain)
  81. Species Mesophyllum prepulchrum Johnson & Ferris (uncertain)
  82. Species Mesophyllum robustum J.H.Johnson (uncertain)
  83. Species Mesophyllum ryukyuense Johnson (uncertain)
  84. Species Mesophyllum simulans (Foslie) Me.Lemoine, 1928 (uncertain)
  85. Species Mesophyllum varitextum Mastrorilli (uncertain)
  86. Species Mesophyllum aemulans (Foslie & M.Howe) W.H.Adey, 1970 accepted as Melyvonnea aemulans (Foslie & M.Howe) Athanasiadis & D.L.Ballantine, 2014
  87. Species Mesophyllum annulatum (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970 accepted as Phymatolithon lenormandii (J.E.Areschoug) W.H.Adey, 1966 (synonym)
  88. Species Mesophyllum arcticum (Kjellman) Athanasiadis, 1996 accepted as Leptophytum arcticum (Kjellman) Athanasiadis, 2007 (synonym)
  89. Species Mesophyllum aucklandicum (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970 accepted as Mesophyllum engelhartii (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970 (synonym)
  90. Species Mesophyllum australe (Foslie) Me.Lemoine accepted as Lithothamnion australe Foslie, 1904
  91. Species Mesophyllum canariense (Foslie) Me.Lemoine, 1928 accepted as Melyvonnea canariensis (Foslie) Athanasiadis & D.L.Ballantine, 2014
  92. Species Mesophyllum capense (Rosanoff) Y.M.Chamberlain, 2000 accepted as Capensia fucorum (Esper) A.Athanasiadis, 2017
  93. Species Mesophyllum caraiensis (Foslie) M.Lemoine accepted as Mesophyllum canariense (Foslie) Me.Lemoine, 1928 accepted as Melyvonnea canariensis (Foslie) Athanasiadis & D.L.Ballantine, 2014
  94. Species Mesophyllum chatamense (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970 accepted as Perithallis chatamensis (Foslie) Athanasiadis, 2021
  95. Species Mesophyllum corallioides (P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan) Me.Lemoine accepted as Lithothamnion corallioides (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) P.Crouan & H.Crouan, 1867 accepted as Boreolithothamnion corallioides (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) V.Peña & P.W.Gabrielson, 2025
  96. Species Mesophyllum discrepans (Foslie) Me.Lemoine, 1928 accepted as Mesophyllum engelhartii (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970
  97. Species Mesophyllum ectocarpon (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970 accepted as Ectocarpa capverdensis Athanasiadis & D.L.Ballantine, 2024
  98. Species Mesophyllum erubescens (Foslie) Me.Lemoine, 1928 accepted as Melyvonnea erubescens (Foslie) Athanasiadis & D.L.Ballantine, 2014
  99. Species Mesophyllum ferox (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970 accepted as Leptophytum ferox (Foslie) Y.M.Chamberlain & Keats, 1994
  100. Species Mesophyllum floridanum (Foslie) W.H.Adey ex M.J.Wynne, 1986 accepted as Lithothamnion floridanum Foslie, 1906
  101. Species Mesophyllum fuegianum (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970 accepted as Lithothamnion fuegianum (Foslie) Foslie, 1906
  102. Species Mesophyllum fumigatum (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970 accepted as Mesophyllum engelhartii (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970 (synonym)
  103. Species Mesophyllum gabrielii (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970 accepted as Corallinapetra gabrielii (Foslie) S.Y.Jeong, W.A.Nelson, B.Y.Won & T.O.Cho, 2021 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
  104. Species Mesophyllum incisum (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970 accepted as Perithallis incisa (Foslie) Athanasiadis, 2021
  105. Species Mesophyllum lemniscatum (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970 accepted as Mesophyllum engelhartii (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970 (synonym)
  106. Species Mesophyllum madagascarense (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970 accepted as Melyvonnea madagascariensis (Foslie) Athanasiadis & D.L.Ballantine, 2014
  107. Species Mesophyllum neglectum (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970 accepted as Synarthrophyton neglectum (Foslie) M.L.Mendoza, 1992 (synonym)
  108. Species Mesophyllum patena (J.D.Hooker & Harvey) R.W.Ricker, 1987 accepted as Synarthrophyton patena (Hooker f. & Harvey) R.A.Townsend, 1979
  109. Species Mesophyllum printzianum Woelkerling & A.S.Harvey, 1993 accepted as Printziana australis Athanasaidis, 2021
  110. Species Mesophyllum proliferum (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970 accepted as Lithothamnion proliferum Foslie, 1904
  111. Species Mesophyllum prolixum (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970 accepted as Leptophytum ferox (Foslie) Y.M.Chamberlain & Keats, 1994
  112. Species Mesophyllum purpurascens (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970 accepted as Mesophyllum funafutiense (Foslie) Verheij, 1993
  113. Species Mesophyllum reinhardtii N.L.Gardner accepted as Chlorochytrium cohnii E.P.Wright, 1877
  114. Species Mesophyllum rupestre (Foslie) Adey, 1970 accepted as Harveylithon rupestre (Foslie) A.Rösler, Perfectti, V.Peña & J.C.Braga, 2016
  115. Species Mesophyllum schmitzii (Hariot) Mendoza, 1977 accepted as Synarthrophyton schmitzii (Hariot) M.L.Mendoza, S.Molina & P.Ventura, 1996 (synonym)
  116. Species Mesophyllum speciosum (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970 accepted as Mesophyllum engelhartii (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970
  117. Species Mesophyllum superpositum (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970 accepted as Roseolithon superpositum (Foslie) P.W.Gabrielson, Maneveldt, Hughey & V.Peña, 2023
  118. Species Mesophyllum tenue (Kjellman) Lebednik, 1975 accepted as Leptophytum tenue (Kjellman) Athanasiadis & W.H.Adey, 2006
  119. Species Mesophyllum versicolor (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970 accepted as Mesophyllum engelhartii (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970 (synonym)
  120. Species Mesophyllum whidbeyense (Foslie) W.H.Adey, 1970 accepted as Pseudolithophyllum whidbeyense (Foslie) Steneck & R.T. Paine, 1986 (synonym)
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Not documented
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:8589  
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:8589 [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). Mesophyllum Me.Lemoine, 1928. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144020 on 2026-03-10
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Guiry, Michael D.
2005-07-07 10:14:33Z
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Braeckman, Ulrike
2011-02-01 09:36:25Z
checked
Guiry, Michael D.
2012-07-04 13:40:04Z
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Guiry, Michael D.
2018-11-16 08:36:34Z
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Guiry, Michael D.
2022-06-22 05:45:42Z
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Guiry, Michael D.
2024-03-14 08:37:23Z
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Guiry, Michael D.

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Nomenclature

basis of record 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] 

Other

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

 
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LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:8589 [details]
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LanguageName 
Japanese エダウチイシモ属  [details]
Published in AlgaeBase Logo AlgaeBase 
Published in AlgaeBase Logo AlgaeBase (from synonym Polyporolithon L.R.Mason, 1953)
Published in AlgaeBase Logo AlgaeBase (from synonym Stereophyllum Heydrich, 1904)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mesophyllum) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Stereophyllum) (from synonym Stereophyllum Heydrich, 1904)
To Genbank (from synonym Stereophyllum Heydrich, 1904)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mesophyllum 64443.JPG) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mesophyllum 64443a.JPG) 
To ITIS
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