Laurencia filiformis Hooker f. & Harvey, nom. illeg. 1848
Publication Details
Laurencia filiformis Hooker f. & Harvey, nom. illeg. 1848: 444
Published in: Hooker, J.D. & Harvey, W.H. (1848). Algae Novae Zelandiae. (Supplementum primum.). London Journal of Botany 7: 443-445.
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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 Laurencia gracilis Hooker f. & Harvey.
Source of Synonymy
Harvey, W.H. (1849). Nereis australis, or algae of the southern ocean: being figures and descriptions of marine plants, collected on the shores of the Cape of Good Hope, the extra-tropical Australian colonies, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Antarctic regions; deposited in the Herbarium of the Dublin University. [Part 2]. pp. 65-124 [ends abruptly], pls XXVI-L. London: Reeve Brothers.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thread-like (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 January 2002 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 10 October 2021
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: later homonym of L. filiformis (C. Agardh) Montagne, 1845; replaced with Laurencia gracilis J.D.Hooker & Harvey, 1849. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025
