Laurencia corallopsis (Montagne) M.Howe 1918
Publication Details
Laurencia corallopsis (Montagne) M.Howe 1918: 519
Published in: Howe, M.A. (1918). Class 3. Algae. In: Flora of Bermuda (illustrated). (Britton, N.L. Eds), pp. 489-540. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
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 Palisada corallopsis (Montagne) Sentíes, M. T. Fujii & Díaz-Larrea.
Source of Synonymy
Sentíes, A. & Díaz-Larrea, J. (2008). Proposals for Palisada poiteaui var. gemmifera comb. nov. and Palisada corallopsis comb. nov. (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta). Botanica Marina 51: 69-70.
Basionym
Sphaerococcus corallopsis Montagne
Type Information
Type locality: La Habana, Cuba; (Silva & al. 1996: 506) Type: PC; Notes: Nam (1999: 463) records the type specimen of this species as being in Herb. Montagne in Paris (citing Yamada, 1931: 198).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 November 2008
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 November 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 December 2024
