Laurencia obtusa var. majuscula Harvey 1863

Publication Details
Laurencia obtusa var. majuscula Harvey 1863: xxvi

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1863). Phycologia australica: or, a history of Australian seaweeds; comprising coloured figures and descriptions of the more characteristic marine algae of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia, and a synopsis of all known Australian algae. Vol. 5. pp. [i]-x, v-lxxiii (Synoptic catalogue), Plates CCXLI-CCC (with text). London: Lovell Reeve.

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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.

Type Information
Type locality: Rottnest Island, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 513) Lectotype: Herb. Harvey, TCD; Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 236a (Womersley 2003: 457) Notes: This type locality was first recorded by Saito & Womersley (1974: 820).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), obtuse, blunt (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 28 September 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 25 April 2024

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