Liagora distenta (Mertens ex Roth) J.V.Lamouroux 1816

Publication Details
Liagora distenta (Mertens ex Roth) J.V.Lamouroux 1816: 240

Published in: Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1816). Histoire des polypiers coralligènes flexibles, vulgairement nommés zoophytes. pp. [i]-lxxxiv, chart, [1]-560, [560, err], pls I-XIX, uncol. by author. Caen: De l'imprimerie de F. Poisson.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Liagora is Liagora viscida (Forsskål) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Fucus distentus Mertens ex Roth

Type Information
Type locality: "Habitat prope Gades. Mertens." [Cadíz, Spain]; (Roth 1806: 103) Type: BM;

Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), distended (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 July 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 19 December 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 December 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024

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