Laurencia obtusa var. snackeyi (Weber Bosse) Yamada 1931

Publication Details
Laurencia obtusa var. snackeyi (Weber Bosse) Yamada 1931: 225

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 snackeyi (Weber Bosse) M.Masuda.

Source of Synonymy
Masuda, M., Takahashi, Y., Okamoto, K., Matsuo, Y. & Suzuki, M. (1997). Morphology and halogenated secondary metabolities of Laurencia snackeyi (Weber-van Bosse) stat. nov. (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta). European Journal of Phycology 32: 293-301, 21 figs, 1 table.

Basionym
Laurencia paniculata var. snackeyi Weber Bosse

Type Information
Type locality: Haingsisi (Hansisi), Semau, Indonesia; (Silva & al. 1996: 517)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), obtuse, blunt (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 28 September 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 03 August 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 January 2025

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