Laurencia kuetzingii A.J.K.Millar 2005
Publication Details
Laurencia kuetzingii A.J.K.Millar 2005: 542, fig. 6
Published in: Millar, A.J.K. & Prud'homme van Reine, W.F. (2005). Marine benthic macroalgae collected by Vieillard from New Caledonia and described as new species by Kützing. Phycologia 44: 536-549.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Laurencia is Laurencia obtusa (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Laurencia dendroidea J.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Metti, Y., Millar, A.J.K., Cassano, V., Fujii, M.T. (2013). Australian Laurencia majuscula (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae) and the Brazilian Laurencia dendroidea are conspecific. Phycological Research 68: 98-104.
Type Information
Type locality: New Caledonia; (Millar & Prud'homme van Reine 2005: 542) Holotype: Vieillard; L; 934, 263-8 (barcode L 0055983) (Millar & Prud'homme van Reine 2005: 542) Notes: Type: Vieillard #1934 and #2030 (as Laurencia flagellifera Kützing.
Origin of Species Name
(Latinised), Named for Friedrich Traugott Kützing (1807-1893), German Phycologist
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 February 2006 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 April 2013
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 April 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
