Alaria esculenta var. musifolia (De la Pylaie) Kjellman, nom. illeg. 1883

Publication Details
Alaria esculenta var. musifolia (De la Pylaie) Kjellman, nom. illeg. 1883: 265 (as 'Alaria esculenta var. musaefolia')

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Alaria is Alaria esculenta (Linnaeus) Greville.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of .

Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C. (1996-to date). Index Nominum Algarum. pp. Website. Berkeley: University of California.

Basionym

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), edible (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 19 August 2022

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Taxonomic note
Illegitimate: platyphylla has priority at the rank of variety (from Laminaria esculenta var. platyphylla De la Pylaie 1825). (See INA) - (19 August 2022) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 August 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2025

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