Laurencia iridescens M.J.Wynne & D.L.Ballantine 1991

Publication Details
Laurencia iridescens M.J.Wynne & D.L.Ballantine 1991: 395, figs 1-11

Published in: Wynne, M.J. & Ballantine, D.L. (1991). Laurencia iridescens sp. nov. (Rhodomelaceae, Ceramiales) from the Caribbean Sea. Phycologia 30: 394-401, 11 figs, 1 table.

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Type 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 Palisada iridescens (M.J.Wynne & D.L.Ballantine) K.W.Nam.

Type Information
Type locality: Les Alizes, southeast of Moule, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, French West Indies; (Wynne & Ballantine 1991: 395) Holotype: M.J.Wynne & D.L.Ballantine; 23 February 1987; in the midlittoral zone on an exposed limestone pavement; MICH; Wynne 8278 [=Ballantine 2675] (Wynne & Ballantine 1991: 395)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 11 January 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 January 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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