Laminaria pyrifera (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux 1813
Current name:
Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C.Agardh
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Publication Details
Laminaria pyrifera (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux 1813: 42
Published in: Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1813). Essai sur les genres de la famille des Thalassiophytes non articulées. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 20: 21-47, 115-139, 267-293, plates 7-13.
Publication date: 1813
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Laminaria is Laminaria digitata (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Agardh, C.A. (1820 '1821'). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Volumen primum. Pars prima. pp. [i-iv], [1]-168. Lundae [Lund]: ex officina Berlingiana.
Basionym
Fucus pyriferus Linnaeus
Type Information
Type locality: "... in oceano Aethiopico" [South Atlantic Ocean]; (Linnaeus 1771: 311) Holotype: LINN; 1274.59? (Womersley 1987: 328) Notes: In LINN, 1274.59? (see Womersley (1954a: 111)).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), bearing pears (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 May 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 May 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024