Areschougia ligulata Harvey ex J.Agardh 1872
Publication Details
Areschougia ligulata Harvey ex J.Agardh 1872: 26
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1872). Bidrag till Florideernes systematik. Lunds Universitets Års-Skrift, Afdelningen for Mathematik och Naturvetenskap 8(6): 1-60.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Areschougia is Areschougia laurencia (Hooker f. & Harvey) Harvey.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nizymenia conferta (Harvey) Chiovitti, G.W.Saunders & Kraft.
Type Information
Type locality: Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 325) Holotype ?: Harvey; TCD; Notes: Womersley (1994: 360) gives the following data for the type: Type from W. Aust. (Harvey, Trav. set 173 from Rottnest I.?); holotypes? in TCD.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ligulate (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
Appears to be a deep-water alga on rough-water coasts (Womersley 1996: 360).
Created: 19 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 July 2009
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 July 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
