Leptosarca decipiens (Reinsch) Skottsberg 1919

Publication Details
Leptosarca decipiens (Reinsch) Skottsberg 1919: 26

Published in: Kylin, H. & Skottsberg, C. (1919). Zur Kenntnis der subantarktischen und antarktischen Meeresalgen. II. Rhodophyceen. In: Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903. (Nordenskjöld, O. Eds) Vol. 4: 2, pp. 1-88. Stockholm: Litographisches Institut des Generalstabs.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Leptosarca is Leptosarca simplex A.Gepp & E.S.Gepp.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Palmaria decipiens (Reinsch) R.W.Ricker.

Basionym
Rhodymenia decipiens Reinsch

Type Information
Type locality: South Georgia; (Reinsch 1888: 148) Lectotype (designated by whom?): M; 67.83/66 (Ricker 1987: 218)

Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), deceiving (used of a species closely resembling another) (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 01 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 June 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 June 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024

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