Laminaria groenlandica Rosenvinge 1893
Current name:
Saccharina latissima (Linnaeus) C.E.Lane, C.Mayes, Druehl & G.W.Saunders
Cape Blanco, Oregon; Dec. 2011, drift - 13 February 2012. Wendell Wood
Publication Details
Laminaria groenlandica Rosenvinge 1893: 847
Published in: Rosenvinge, L.K. (1893). Grønlands Havalger. Meddelelser om Grønland 3: 763-981, 57 figs, 2 pls.
Request PDFType 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 Saccharina latissima (Linnaeus) C.E.Lane, C.Mayes, Druehl & G.W.Saunders.
Type Information
Type locality: Greenland; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: C; 85963 (Longtin & Saunders 2015: fig. 6) Notes: 15 syntypes (Longtin & Saunders, 2015: 445).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), from or pertaining to Greenland.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 November 2015
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 November 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 September 2023
