Laurencia grevilleana Harvey 1855
Current name: Laurencia brongniartii J.Agardh
Publication Details
Laurencia grevilleana Harvey 1855: 545
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 525-566.
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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 brongniartii J.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Saito, Y. & Womersley, H.B.S. (1974). The southern Australian species of Laurencia (Ceramiales: Rhodophyta). Australian Journal of Botany 22: 815-874, 27 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Rottnest Island, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 504)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 15 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 February 2009
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 February 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024
