Laurencia cervicornis Harvey 1853
Publication Details
Laurencia cervicornis Harvey 1853: 73, pl. 18C
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1853). Nereis boreali-americana; or, contributions towards a history of the marine algae of the atlantic and pacific coasts of North America. Part II. Rhodospermeae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 5(5): [i-ii], [1]-258, pls XIII-XXXVI.
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 cervicornis (Harvey) Collado-Vides, Cassano & M.T.Fujii.
Source of Synonymy
Collado-Vides, L., Duran, A., Armenis, E., Cassano, V., Burkepile, D., Shantz, A.A., Palma, L., Díaz-Larrea, J., Sentíes, A. & Fujii, M.T. (2017). Seasonal recruitment and survival strategies of Palisada cervicornis comb. nov. (Ceramiales,Rrhodophyta) in coral reefs. Journal of Phycology 53(5): 1087-1096.
Type Information
Type locality: USA: Florida: Key West; (INA 1996) Type: Harvey (31); Dr. Blodgett; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 December 2000 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 November 2017
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 November 2024
