Laurencia uncinata Kützing, nom. illeg. 1849

Publication Details
Laurencia uncinata Kützing, nom. illeg. 1849: 852

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.

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Publication date: 23-24 July 1849

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 Chondria capreolis Gordon-Mills & Womersley.

Source of Synonymy
Gordon-Mills, E.M. & Womersley, H.B.S. (1987). The genus Chondria C. Agardh (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) in southern Australia. Australian Journal of Botany 35: 477-565, 29 figs.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 21 October 2003 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 March 2023

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Nomenclatural note
Replacement name: Chondria capreolis Gordon-Mills & Womersley, 1849. - (01 March 2023) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025

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