Leathesia mucosa var. condensata Feldmann 1935
Publication Details
Leathesia mucosa var. condensata Feldmann 1935: 365
Published in: Feldmann, J. (1936 '1935'). Algae marinae Mediterraneae novae. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord 26: 362-369, no figs.
Request PDFPublication date: "Décembre 1935"
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Leathesia is Leathesia tuberiformis S.F.Gray.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Prope Banyuls [Banyuls-sur-mer, Pyrénées-Orientales, France]; (Feldmann 1936: 366) Type: PC;
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 June 2012
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Taxonomic note
"Ercegovic (1955b: 6) described Leathesia
mucosa f. exuberans distinguishing from the
autonym in having internal layer thicker [100-
200 µm vs 50-70(-90) in the autonym] and very
long assimilatory filaments [400-600(-800) µm
vs 350-400 µm in the autonym] consisting of a
higher number of cells [12-16(-20) cells vs 10-
12 in the autonym]." (Cormaci et al. 2012: 168). - (27 August 2015) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 June 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 April 2025
