Laurencia cartilaginea Yamada 1931

Publication Details
Laurencia cartilaginea Yamada 1931: 230, fig. O; pl. 19, fig. a

Published in: Yamada, Y. (1931). Notes on Laurencia, with special reference to the Japanese species. University of California Publications in Botany 16: 185-310, 20 figs, pls 1-30.

Type 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 Chondrophycus cartilagineus (Yamada) Garbary & J.T.Harper.

Source of Synonymy
Garbary, D.J. & Harper, J.T. (1998). A phylogenetic analysis of the Laurencia complex (Rhodomelaceae) of the red algae. Cryptogamie Algologie 19: 185-200.

Type Information
Type locality: Mogi, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan; (McDermid 1988: 232) Holotype: SAP; T1 (McDermid 1988: 232) Notes: Type locality: Kyushu I., Southern Japan (South & Skelton, 2003: 738). Syntype locality: Chikuzen and Iyo provinces (Fukuoko and Ehime Prefectures), Japan.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cartilaginous, flexible but firm and tough (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 05 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 March 2021

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