Laurencia similis K.W.Nam & Y.Saito 1991

Publication Details
Laurencia similis K.W.Nam & Y.Saito 1991: 375, figs 1-20

Published in: Nam, K.W. & Saito, Y. (1991). Laurencia similis (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta), a new species from Queensland, Australia. British Phycological Journal 26: 375-382.

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

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

Type Information
Type locality: Low Isles, Queensland, Australia; (Nam & Saito 1991: 375) Holotype: H.B.S.Womersley; 27 June 1973; on sheltered reef flat; tetrasporangial; AD; A43671 (Metti, Huisman & Millar 2018: 523) Notes: Isotype: AD A43671A, AD A43671B; an isotype is also held in the Herbarium of the Department of Marine Biology, Pukyong National University, Korea (C.Ricci, pers. comm. 5 Apr. 2016 in Metti et al. 2018: 528).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), like, resembling, similar (Sreenivasa Rao 1965).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 21 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 January 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024

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