Laurencia flexilis Setchell 1926
Publication Details
Laurencia flexilis Setchell 1926: 101, pl. 19: figs 1-6
Published in: Setchell, W.A. (1926). Tahitian algae collected by W.A. Setchell, C.B. Setchell and H.E. Parks. University of California Publications in Botany 12: 61-142, pls 7-22.
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 Ohelopapa flexilis (Setchell) F.Rousseau, Martin-Lescanne, Payri & L.Le Gall.
Type Information
Type locality: Reef at Tahara Mountain, Tahiti [French Polynesia]; (Setchell 1926: 101) Holotype: JEPS [UC]; 261333 (Miyares 1986)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 September 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 May 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 May 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024