Lenormandia latifolia Harvey & Greville 1847
Current name:
Lenormandia latifolia Harvey & Greville
Seabird, Western Australia.John Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)
Publication Details
Lenormandia latifolia Harvey & Greville 1847: 19
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1847). Nereis australis, or algae of the southern ocean: being figures and descriptions of marine plants, collected on the shores of the Cape of Good Hope, the extra-tropical Australian colonies, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Antarctic regions; deposited in the Herbarium of the Dublin University. [Part 1]. pp. i-viii, 1-64, pls I-XXV. London: Reeve Brothers.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lenormandia is Lenormandia spectabilis Sonder.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Swan River Colony (Perth), Western Australia; (Harvey 1847: 19) Holotype: Mylne ; TCD, Herb. Harvey; (Womersley 2003: 390)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), broad-leaved (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
Common on rough-water coasts (Womersley 2003: 390).
Created: 28 September 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 January 2020
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Nomenclatural note
According to Womersley (2003: 389), Lenormandia latifolia Harvey & Greville in Harvey 1847 is an accepted name and he lists the following as synonyms: Lenormandia spectabilis var. latifolia (Harvey & Greville) Harvey 1863, Aneuria latifolia (Harvey & Greville) De Toni 1924, Lenormandiopsis latifolia (Harvey & Greville) Papenfuss 1967. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 May 2025
