Liebmannia leveillei J.Agardh 1842
Current name:
Mesogloia vermiculata (Smith) S.F.Gray
microscope, Spain, Galicia, A Coruña, Benencia Island, 2006Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Liebmannia leveillei J.Agardh 1842: 35
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1842). Algae maris Mediterranei et Adriatici, observationes in diagnosin specierum et dispositionem generum. pp. [i]-x, 1-164. Parisiis [Paris]: Apud Fortin, Masson et Cie.
Request PDFPublication date: 9 April 1842
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Liebmannia.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mesogloia vermiculata (Smith) S.F.Gray.
Source of Synonymy
Kawai, H., Hanyuda, T., Ahibata, K., Kamiya, M. & Peters, A.F. (2019). Proposal of anew algal species, Mesogloia japonica sp. nov. (Chordariaceae, Phaeophyceae), and transfer of Sauvageaugloia ikomae to Mesogloia. Phycologia 58(1): 63-69.
Type Information
Syntype localities: ""Hab. aliis algis parasitica (?), in utroque mari; ex Corsica misit Leveille, ex Tergesto Biasoletto!"; (Agardh 1842: 35)
Eponomy
Named for the collector "Leveillé", perhaps Joseph-Henri Léveillé (1796-1870), a mycologist.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 August 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 October 2024
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 December 2024
