Laurencia complanata (Suhr) Kützing 1849
Current name:
Laurencia complanata (Suhr) Kützing
South AfricaRobert Anderson (Robert.Anderson@uct.ac.za)
Publication Details
Laurencia complanata (Suhr) Kützing 1849: 857
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Laurencia is Laurencia obtusa (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Chondria complanata Suhr
Type Information
Type locality: Natal Bay, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 506)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flattened out, usually in one plane (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 September 2004
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
