Laurencia obtusa var. dendroidea (J.Agardh) Yamada 1931
Current name:
Laurencia dendroidea J.Agardh
Little Turtle Island, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Laurencia obtusa var. dendroidea (J.Agardh) Yamada 1931: 224
Published in: Yamada, Y. (1931). Notes on Laurencia, with special reference to the Japanese species. University of California Publications in Botany 16: 185-310, 20 figs, pls 1-30.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Laurencia is Laurencia obtusa (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Laurencia dendroidea J.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Metti, Y., Millar, A.J.K., Cassano, V., Fujii, M.T. (2013). Australian Laurencia majuscula (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae) and the Brazilian Laurencia dendroidea are conspecific. Phycological Research 68: 98-104.
Basionym
Laurencia dendroidea J.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Brazil [unspecified locality]; (Cassano & al. 2012: 71) Lectotype: LD; 36669 (tetrasporophyte) (Cassano & al. 2012: 71, 75, figs 30-33) Notes: Isolectotype: LD 36668 (Cassano et al. 2012: figs 34, 35).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), obtuse, blunt (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 April 2013
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 April 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
