Ellis, J. (1767), Extract of a letter from John Ellis, Esquire, F.R.S. to Dr. Linnaeus, of Upsal, F.R.S. on the animal nature of the genus of zoophytes, called Corallina. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 57: 407, tab. XVII figs 9-11 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: No type statement is found in Ellis 1767.

Harvey, W.H. (1849), Nereis australis: 111 [basionym]

basionym of: Melobesia lichenoides (J.Ellis) Harv. legitimate

Foslie, M. (1895), The Norwegian forms of Lithothamnion. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskaberne Selskabs Skrifter 1894: 206 [basionym]

basionym of: Lithothamnion lichenoides (J.Ellis) Foslie legitimate

Lemoine, M. (1928), Un noveau genre de Melobesiees: Mesophyllum. Bulletin de la Societe Botanique de France 75: 251 [basionym]

basionym of: Mesophyllum lichenoides (J.Ellis) Me.Lemoine legitimate

Woelkerling, W.J. & Harvey, A.S. (1993), An account of southern Australian species of Mesophyllum (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta). Australian Systematic Botany 6: - [secondary reference]

• Type specimen: NEOTYPE: Natural History Museum London: Algal Box Coll. 1658

Woelkerling, W.J. & Harvey, A.S. (1993), An account of southern Australian species of Mesophyllum (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta). Australian Systematic Botany 6: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Mesophyllum lichenoides (J.Ellis) Me.Lemoine legitimate

ABRS (2011), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2011: - [secondary reference]

• Comment: Ellis first described this taxon in 1755 An Essay Towards A Natural History Of Corallines,..... p. 76-77 using the polynomial 'Corallium cretaceum lichenoides' from the 'Coaf[s]t of Cornwall, growing on Rocks & Shells'.

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