Leathesia difformis (Fries) Areschoug 1847
Current name:
Leathesia marina (Lyngbye) Decaisne
Leathesia difformis Cuan, Ventry Harbour, Co. Kerry, Ireland - 11 August 2010. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Leathesia difformis (Fries) Areschoug 1847: 376
Published in: Areschoug, J.E. (1847). Phycearum, quae in maribus Scandinaviae crescunt, enumeratio. Sectio prior Fucaceas continens. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis 13: 223-382, pls I-IX.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Leathesia is Leathesia tuberiformis S.F.Gray.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Leathesia marina (Lyngbye) Decaisne.
Basionym
Clavatella difformis Fries
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), irregularly or unevenly formed or differently formed, unlike what is usual (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 March 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 October 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024
