Laurencia okamurae Yamada 1931

Publication Details
Laurencia okamurae Yamada 1931: 206, figs J, K; pl. 7

Published in: Yamada, Y. (1931). Notes on Laurencia, with special reference to the Japanese species. University of California Publications in Botany 16: 185-310, 20 figs, pls 1-30.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Laurencia is Laurencia obtusa (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Japan; (Yoshida 1998: 1037) Type: SAP; 13875 (Yoshida 1998: 1037)

Eponomy
Named for Kintaro Okamura (1867-1935), Japanese phycologist.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 12 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 August 2016

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Distributional note
This species was introduced accidentally, probably via oysters from Japan, into the Mediterranean (Verlaque et al. 2015: 203), being first found in the Etang de Thau (France) in 1984. - (05 November 2015) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 August 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 May 2025

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