Laurencia obtusa var. majuscula Harvey 1863

Publication Details
Laurencia obtusa var. majuscula Harvey 1863: xxvi

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1863). Phycologia australica: or, a history of Australian seaweeds; comprising coloured figures and descriptions of the more characteristic marine algae of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia, and a synopsis of all known Australian algae. Vol. 5. pp. [i]-x, v-lxxiii (Synoptic catalogue), Plates CCXLI-CCC (with text). London: Lovell Reeve.

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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 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: Rottnest Island, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 513) Lectotype: Herb. Harvey, TCD; Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 236a (Womersley 2003: 457) Notes: This type locality was first recorded by Saito & Womersley (1974: 820).

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

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 28 September 1998 by M.D. 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 12 December 2024

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