| taxonID | 12373310 | 
| datasetID | 0e61f8fe-7d25-4f81-ada7-d970bbb2c6d6 | 
| parentNameUsageID | 2659777 | 
| acceptedNameUsageID | 5277418 | 
| originalNameUsageID | 5277421 | 
| scientificName | Melanothamnus tongatensis (Harvey ex Kütz.) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs, 2017 | 
| scientificNameAuthorship | (Harvey ex Kütz.) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs, 2017 | 
| canonicalName | Melanothamnus tongatensis | 
| genericName | Melanothamnus | 
| specificEpithet | tongatensis | 
| taxonRank | species | 
| taxonomicStatus | synonym | 
| taxonRemarks | Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Melanothamnus Bornet & Falkenberg, 1901 | 
| kingdom | Plantae | 
| phylum | Rhodophyta | 
| class | Florideophyceae | 
| order | Ceramiales | 
| family | Rhodomelaceae | 
| genus | Neosiphonia | 
| DataSource | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy 2023-08-28 |