Janczewskia verruciformis Solms-Laubach 1877
Publication Details
Janczewskia verruciformis Solms-Laubach 1877: 207, 210, pl. 3: figs 1-18 (as 'verrucaeformis')
Published in: Solms-Laubach, H. (1877). Note sur Janczewskia, nouvelle Floridée parasite du Chondria obtusa. Mémoires de la Société Nationale des Sciences Naturelles et Mathématiques de Cherbourg 21: 209-224, pl. 3.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Janczewskia.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Laurencia verruciformis (Solm-Laubach) M.Preuss, Diaz-Tapia, Verbruggen & Zuccarello.
Source of Synonymy
Preuss, M., Díaz-Tapia, P., Verbruggen, H. & Zuccarello, G.C. (2023). Gene-rich plastid genomes of two parasitic red algal species, Laurencia australis and L. verruciformis (Rhodomelaceae, Ceramiales), and a taxonomic revision of Janczewskia. Journal of Phycology 59(5): 950-962.
Type Information
Type locality: Parasitic on Chondria obtusa, Naples (scogliera della pu di Posilipo).; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 August 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 February 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Epithet corrected from "verrucaeformis" to "verruciformis". - (15 August 2008) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 March 2025
