Laurencia dasyphylla (Woodward) Greville 1830

Publication Details
Laurencia dasyphylla (Woodward) Greville 1830: lii

Published in: Greville, R.K. (1830). Algae britannicae, or descriptions of the marine and other inarticulated plants of the British islands, belonging to the order Algae; with plates illustrative of the genera. pp. [i]-lxxxviii, [1]-218, pl. 1-19. Edinburgh & London: McLachlan & Stewart; Baldwin & Cradock.

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Publication date: Feb.-March 1830

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Laurencia is Laurencia obtusa (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chondria dasyphylla (Woodward) C.Agardh.

Source of Synonymy
Agardh, C.A. (1817). Synopsis algarum Scandinaviae, adjecta dispositione universali algarum. pp. [i]-xl, [1]-135. Lundae [Lund]: Ex officina Berlingiana.

Basionym
Fucus dasyphyllus Woodward

Type Information
Lectotype locality: Yarmouth, Norfolk, England; (Silva & al. 1996: 481) Neotype: BM-K; (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 390) Notes: Type locality recorded by Maggs & Hommersand (1993: 390) as Essex (Yarmouth); undated, Turner. Syntype localities: Cromer and Yarmouth, Norfolk, England (South & Skelton, 2003).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), With markedly hairy leaves (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 11 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 April 2025

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 May 2025

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