Taylorophycus laxus (W.R.Taylor) E.Y.Dawson 1961
Publication Details
Taylorophycus laxus (W.R.Taylor) E.Y.Dawson 1961: 224, pl. 27 (as 'laxum')
Published in: Dawson, E.Y. (1961). Marine red algae of Pacific Mexico. Part 4. Gigartinales. Pacific Naturalist 2: 191-343, 63 plates.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Taylorophycus.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Leptocladia laxa W.R.Taylor
Type Information
Type locality: Point Hughes, Cabo San Lazaro, Baja California, Mexico; (Taylor 1945: 163, 164) Holotype: W.R. Taylor no. 34-603; 7 Mar. 1934; Hancock Foundation; (Taylor 1945: 163, 164) Notes: Taylor’s type is on sheet 172, including slides 1428-1431 (Dawson, 1953: 89). Type dredged off Point Hughes (Taylor, 1945).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 January 2002 by Olivia Fitzgerald.
Last updated: 11 October 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 October 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 December 2024