Liagora vaughanii Børgesen 1951
Current name:
Titanophycus validus (Harvey) Huisman, G.W.Saunders & A.R.Sherwood
Tanzania; squash of cortical cellsKatrin Oesterlund (Katrin.Osterlund@uadm.uu.se)
Publication Details
Liagora vaughanii Børgesen 1951: 29, figs. 13, 14; pl. IV [4] (as 'vaughani')
Published in: Børgesen, F. (1951). Some marine algae from Mauritius. Additions to the parts previously published. III. Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab, Biologiske Meddelelser 18(16): 1-44, 17 figs, 7 plates.
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 Titanophycus validus (Harvey) Huisman, G.W.Saunders & A.R.Sherwood.
Source of Synonymy
Huisman, J.M. (2002). The type and Australian species of the red algal genera Liagora and Ganonema (Liagoraceae, Nemaliales). Australian Systematic Botany 15: 773-838, 137 figs, 3 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: Riambel, near Souillac, Mauritius; (Silva & al. 1996: 128) Holotype: R.E. Vaughan; 23.xi.1950; in deep pools near reef or on the stems of Cymodocea and sargassum; C; Flora of Mauritius, No. 990 (Huisman 2002: 788)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 June 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 June 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 April 2025
