Laurencia obtusa var. dendroidea (J.Agardh) Yamada 1931
Current name:
Laurencia dendroidea J.Agardh
Little Turtle Island, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Laurencia obtusa var. dendroidea (J.Agardh) Yamada 1931: 224
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 Laurencia dendroidea J.Agardh.
Basionym
Laurencia dendroidea J.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Brazil [unspecified locality]; (Cassano & al. 2012: 71) Lectotype: LD; 36669 (tetrasporophyte) (Cassano & al. 2012: 71, 75, figs 30-33) Notes: Isolectotype: LD 36668 (Cassano et al. 2012: figs 34, 35).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), obtuse, blunt (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 April 2013
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 April 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
