Laurencia verlaquei Cormaci, G.Furnari & Serio, nom. inval. 1994
Publication Details
Laurencia verlaquei Cormaci, G.Furnari & Serio, nom. inval. 1994: 368, figs 13-25, 27
Published in: Cormaci, M., Furnari, G. & Serio, D. (1994). Two new species of Laurencia (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) from the Mediterranean Sea: Laurencia pelagiensis sp. nov. and Laurencia verlaquei sp. nov. Japanese Journal of Phycology 42: 365-375.
Request PDFType 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 Osmundea verlaquei G.Furnari.
Type Information
Type locality: Sausset (Bouches du Rhône, France); (Cormaci, Furnari & Serio 1994: 369-370) Holotype: Verlaque; 9.3.1983; lower midlittoral; CAT; 1370 (Cormaci, Furnari & Serio 1994: 370) Notes: Holotype consists of male and female gametophytes and tetrasporophyte. Isotypes can be found at CAT 1241. Paratypes at Verlaque Herbarium (F1359, H2511, H2512). The specific epithet honours Marc Verlaque. (Cormaci et al., 1994)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 March 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 January 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
