Laurencia baileyana Montagne 1848

Publication Details
Laurencia baileyana Montagne 1848: 38/63

Published in: Bailey, J.W. (1848). Continuation of the list of localities of algae in the United States. American Journal of Science and Arts, Series 2 6: 37-42.

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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 Chondria baileyana (Montagne) Harvey.

Source of Synonymy
Harvey, W.H. (1853). Nereis boreali-americana; or, contributions towards a history of the marine algae of the atlantic and pacific coasts of North America. Part II. Rhodospermeae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 5(5): [i-ii], [1]-258, pls XIII-XXXVI.

Type Information
Type locality: North Atlantic coast of the U.S.A. (Newport, Rhode Island; Stonington, Connecticut; Fort Hamilton, New York); (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 34) Type: J.W. Bailey; PC (presumably); (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 34)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 21 September 2000 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 August 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 January 2025

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