Laurencia decumbens Kützing 1863
Publication Details
Laurencia decumbens Kützing 1863: 18
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1863). Diagnosen und Bemerkungen zu drei und siebenzig neun Algenspecies. Zu der öffentlichen Prüfung sämmtlicher Klassen der Realschule zu Nordhausen. pp. [1]-19. Nordhausen: Realschule zu Nordhausen.
Publication date: Mai 1863
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Laurencia is Laurencia obtusa (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: New Caledonia; (Kützing 1863: 18) Holotype: Vieillard #2033; L; 941,119-50 (barcode L 0055982) (Millar & Prud'homme van Reine 2005: 542) Notes: Holotype: Vieillard # 2033. Possible isotypes: L 941,149-161.
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), with prostrate stems, the tips rising upwards (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 March 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
