Liagora cheyneana Harvey 1855
Publication Details
Liagora cheyneana Harvey 1855: 552 (as 'cheyniana')
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 525-566.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Liagora is Liagora viscida (Forsskål) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ganonema farinosum (J.V.Lamouroux) K.-C.Fan & Yung C.Wang.
Source of Synonymy
Huisman, J.M. (2006). Liagoraceae. In: Algae of Australia Nemaliales. (Huisman, J.M. Eds), pp. 29-30. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study.
Type Information
Type locality: Cape Riche, Western Australia, Australia; (Parnell & Huisman 2006: 115) Holotype: W.H. Harvey, Alg. Austral. Exsicc. No. 352; TCD; (Parnell & Huisman 2006: 115) Notes: Illustrated by Parnell & Huisman (2006: fig. 50A).
Eponomy
Named for "...George Cheyne of Cape Riche [Western Australia], at whose hospitable house I resided during my residence on that part of the coast."
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 April 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
