Leptocladia laxa W.R.Taylor 1945
Publication Details
Leptocladia laxa W.R.Taylor 1945: 163, pl. 38: fig. 1
Published in: Taylor, W.R. (1945). Pacific marine algae of the Allan Hancock Expeditions to the Galapagos Islands. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 12: i-iv, 1-528, 3 figs, 100 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Leptocladia is Leptocladia binghamiae J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Taylorophycus laxus (W.R.Taylor) E.Y.Dawson.
Source of Synonymy
Dawson, E.Y. (1961). Marine red algae of Pacific Mexico. Part 4. Gigartinales. Pacific Naturalist 2: 191-343, 63 plates.
Type Information
Type locality: Point Hughes, Cabo San Lazaro, Baja California, Mexico; (Taylor 1945: 163, 164) Holotype: W.R. Taylor no. 34-603; 7 Mar. 1934; Hancock Foundation; (Taylor 1945: 163, 164) Notes: Taylor’s type is on sheet 172, including slides 1428-1431 (Dawson, 1953: 89). Type dredged off Point Hughes (Taylor, 1945).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 December 2001 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 11 October 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 October 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 December 2024
