Levringia natalensis (Kützing) Kylin 1940

Current name:
Levringia natalensis (Kützing) Kylin
South AfricaRobert Anderson (Robert.Anderson@uct.ac.za)
Publication Details
Levringia natalensis (Kützing) Kylin 1940: 15, figs. 10A-D; pl. 1: fig. 2
Published in: Kylin, H. (1940). Die Phaeophyceenordnung Chordariales. Acta Universitatis Lundensis 36(9): 1-67, 30 figs.
Publication date: "10 April 1940"
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Levringia.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Mesogloia natalensis Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: Port Natal (Durban), South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 618) Type: Binder;
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 February 2010
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Taxonomic note
According to Silva et al. (1996) the name Chordaria sordida has been misapplied to this species by Barton (1893: 111). John et al. (2004) cite Cladosiphon natalensis (Hering) Bornet as a synonym of this species. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 February 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 May 2025