Laminaria sessilis C.Agardh 1824
Current name:
Hedophyllum sessile (C.Agardh) Setchell
Palmer's Point, Trinidad, California, USA; low intertidal; bullate form - 01 July 2007. Courtnay Janiak (theseaweedknot@hotmail.com)
Publication Details
Laminaria sessilis C.Agardh 1824: 270
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling].
Publication date: probably September 1824
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Laminaria is Laminaria digitata (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hedophyllum sessile (C.Agardh) Setchell.
Source of Synonymy
Starko, S., Soto Gomez, M., Darby, H., Demes, K.W., Kawai, H., Yotsukura, N., Lindstrom, S.C., Keeling, P.J., Graham, S.W. & Martone, P.T. (2019). A comprehensive kelp phylogeny sheds light on the evolution of an ecosystem. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 136: 138-150, 5 figs.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 06 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 June 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 June 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024