Laminaria herbacea (Turner) C.Agardh 1817
Publication Details
Laminaria herbacea (Turner) C.Agardh 1817: xiii
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1817). Synopsis algarum Scandinaviae, adjecta dispositione universali algarum. pp. [i]-xl, [1]-135. Lundae [Lund]: Ex officina Berlingiana.
Publication date: Mai-Dec 1817 (p. vii: i Mai 1817)
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Laminaria is Laminaria digitata (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Desmarestia herbacea (Turner) J.V.Lamouroux.
Basionym
Fucus herbaceus Turner
Type Information
Type locality: USA: "on the North-west coast of America"; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Archibald Menzies; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: Type: BM 000562739; fig. 19 in Anderson 1985 (Yang et al. 2014: 162).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), herbaceous, not woody.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 February 2014 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 09 February 2014
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 February 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024