Liagora ceranoides J.V.Lamouroux 1816
Current name:
Liagora ceranoides J.V.Lamouroux
Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia.John Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)
Publication Details
Liagora ceranoides J.V.Lamouroux 1816: 239
Published in: Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1816). Histoire des polypiers coralligènes flexibles, vulgairement nommés zoophytes. pp. [i]-lxxxiv, chart, [1]-560, [560, err], pls I-XIX, uncol. by author. Caen: De l'imprimerie de F. Poisson.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Liagora is Liagora viscida (Forsskål) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: St Thomas, Virgin Islands; (Huisman 2006: 61) Type: CN; (Abbott 1990: fig. 12)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ?like a wild parsnip.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
From intertidal pools to 27 m depth, epilithic on Lobophora variegata; widespread in tropical seas (Huisman 2006: 61).
Created: 29 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 June 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 June 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
