Leathesia marina (Lyngbye) Decaisne 1842

Leathesia marina (Lyngbye) Decaisne

Current name: Leathesia marina (Lyngbye) Decaisne
Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A.; mature specimen, showing hollow thallus - 21 June 2008. Courtnay Janiak (theseaweedknot@hotmail.com)

Publication Details
Leathesia marina (Lyngbye) Decaisne 1842: 370

Published in: Decaisne, J. (1842). Essais sur une classification des algues et des polypiers calcifères de Lamouroux. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Seconde Série 17: 297-380, [pls 14-17].

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Leathesia is Leathesia tuberiformis S.F.Gray.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Chaetophora marina Lyngbye

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), growing in the sea (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 01 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 December 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 December 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 March 2024

 
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