Lessonia ovata Hooker f. & Harvey 1847
Publication Details
Lessonia ovata Hooker f. & Harvey 1847: 459, pls CLXVII; CLXVIII: fig. B; CLXXI: fig. C
Published in: Hooker, J.D. (1847). Algae. In: The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross...I. Part II. Botany of Fuegia, the Falklands, Kerguelen's Land, etc. (Hooker, J.D. Eds), pp. 454-519. London: Reeve Brothers, King William Street, Strand.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lessonia is Lessonia flavicans Bory.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lessonia flavicans Bory.
Type Information
Type locality: Hermite Island, Cape Horn; Falkland Islands; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ovate (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 15 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 December 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
