Laminaria digitata var. latifolia (C.Agardh) Areschoug 1842
Publication Details
Laminaria digitata var. latifolia (C.Agardh) Areschoug 1842: 225
Published in: Areschoug, J.E. (1842). Algarum (phycearum) minus rite cognitarum pugillus primus. Linnaea 16: 225-236.
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 Laminaria digitata (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Source of Synonymy
Fletcher, R.L. (2024). Brown seaweeds (Phaeophyceae) of Britain and Ireland. pp. [i]-x, [1]–806. London: Pelagic Publishing & Natural History Museum.
Basionym
Laminaria latifolia C.Agardh
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), digitate, with leaflets radiating from tip of leaf-stalk (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 July 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 04 November 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 May 2025
