Laurencia pinnatifida var. spectabilis (Postels & Ruprecht) Farlow, Anderson, & Eaton 1878
Current name:
Osmundea spectabilis (Postels & Ruprecht) K.W.Nam
False Klamath Cove, Del Norte County, California, USA - 04 May 2007. Courtnay Janiak (theseaweedknot@hotmail.com)
Publication Details
Laurencia pinnatifida var. spectabilis (Postels & Ruprecht) Farlow, Anderson, & Eaton 1878: no. 59
Published in: Farlow, W.G., Anderson, C.L. & Eaton, D.C. (1878). Algae exsiccatae Americae borealis. Fasc. 2. Nos 51-100. . Boston, Massachusetts.
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 Osmundea spectabilis (Postels & Ruprecht) K.W.Nam.
Basionym
Laurencia spectabilis Postels & Ruprecht
Type Information
Syntype localities: In sinu Norfolk legit Kastalsky; ad Kamtschatka ad novam Californiam Douglas; (Postels & Ruprecht 1840: 16)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pinnately cleft (Stearn 1973).
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 April 2007
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 April 2007. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
