Lessonia repens Ruprecht 1850
Publication Details
Lessonia repens Ruprecht 1850: 159
Published in: Ruprecht, F.J. (1850). Algae ochotenses. Die ersten sicheren Nachrichten über die Tange des Ochotskischen Meeres. pp. 1-243, 10 pls. St. Petersburg: Buchdruckerei der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lessonia is Lessonia flavicans Bory.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
Type locality: "Ochtoskichen Meer" [Okhotshean Sea]; (Asensi & de Reviers 2009: 213, table 1)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), creeping, prostrate and rooting (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 March 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 March 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2024