Laurencia shepherdii Saito & Womersley 1974
Publication Details
Laurencia shepherdii Saito & Womersley 1974: 826-828, figs 2C,D, 10
Published in: Saito, Y. & Womersley, H.B.S. (1974). The southern Australian species of Laurencia (Ceramiales: Rhodophyta). Australian Journal of Botany 22: 815-874, 27 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Laurencia is Laurencia obtusa (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Elliston, South Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 520) Holotype: Shepherd; 28 October 1972; 1-2 m deep inside bar; AD; A42795 (Womersley 2003: 464) Notes: Isotypes in “Marine Algae of southern Australia” No. 138 (Womersley, 2003).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
A shallow sublittoral species on rough-water to sheltered coasts (Womersley 2003: 466).
Created: 28 September 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 February 2009
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 February 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
