Alaria tenuifolia Setchell 1903
Publication Details
Alaria tenuifolia Setchell 1903: 273
Published in: Setchell, W.A. & Gardner, N.L. (1903). Algae of northwestern America. University of California Publications in Botany 1: 165-418, Plates 17-27.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Alaria is Alaria esculenta (Linnaeus) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Alaria marginata Postels & Ruprecht.
Source of Synonymy
Lane, C.E., Lindstrom, S.C. & Saunders, G.W. (2007). A molecular assessment of northeast Pacific Alaria species (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) with reference to the utility of DNA barcoding
. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44: 634-648.
Type Information
Type locality: Alaska: Amaknak Island, Unalaska Bay; (Setchell & Gardner 1903: 273) Holotype: UC; 96659 (Setchell & Gardner 1903: 273)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 March 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 May 2025
