Liagora megagyna Børgesen 1915
Publication Details
Liagora megagyna Børgesen 1915: 77, figs 82-86
Published in: Børgesen, F. (1915). The marine algae of the Danish West Indies. Part 3. Rhodophyceae (1). Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 3: 1-80, Figs 1-86.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Liagora is Liagora viscida (Forsskål) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ganonema megagynum (Børgesen) Huisman.
Source of Synonymy
Huisman, J.M. (2002). The type and Australian species of the red algal genera Liagora and Ganonema (Liagoraceae, Nemaliales). Australian Systematic Botany 15: 773-838, 137 figs, 3 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: Long Point, south coast of St Croix; (Gavio & Fredericq 2002: 836) Holotype: C; (Huisman 2002: 836)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 March 2014
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 March 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 April 2025
