Liagora boergesenii Yamada 1938
Publication Details
Liagora boergesenii Yamada 1938: 11, figs 5, 6; pl. 2
Published in: Yamada, Y. (1938). The species of Liagora from Japan. Scientific Papers of the Institute of Algological Research, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido Imperial University 2: 1-34, 22 figs, pls I-XV [1-15 also].
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Liagora is Liagora viscida (Forsskål) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Kasyoto, Formosa [Kasho-to, Taiwan]; (Huisman 2006: 58) Lectotype: Y. Yamada; 14 Apr. 1934; SAP; 20645 (Yoshida 1998: 515) Notes: Huisman (2002: 796) notes that Yamada cited two localities( the second being Yonakuni-zima, Ryuku, Japan) and did not indicate a holotype. The specimen from Taiwan depicted in his plate 2 is designated (by Huisman, 2002: fig. 56) as the lectotype.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
Widespread in warmer waters of the Indo-Pacific; epilithic in shallow water (Huisman 2006: 61).
Created: 17 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 September 2015
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Habitat note
epilithic in shallow water (Huisman, 2002). - (06 August 2014) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 September 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 June 2025
