Laurencia brandenii Saito & Womersley 1974
Current name:
Chondrophycus brandenii (Y.Saito & H.B.S.Womersley) K.W.Nam
Cape Peron, Western Australia; scale 1 mmJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Laurencia brandenii Saito & Womersley 1974: 842-843, figs. 5A,B, 23
Published in: Saito, Y. & Womersley, H.B.S. (1974). The southern Australian species of Laurencia (Ceramiales: Rhodophyta). Australian Journal of Botany 22: 815-874, 27 figs.
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 Chondrophycus brandenii (Y.Saito & H.B.S.Womersley) K.W.Nam.
Type Information
Type locality: Elliston Bay, South Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 504) Holotype: K. Branden and S.A. Shepherd; 24 October 1973; 5 m deep near landing ; ADU; A44287 (Saito & Womersley 1974: 843)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 February 2009
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 February 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024