Laurencia paniculata Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Laurencia paniculata Kützing 1849: 855
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
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 Palisada paniculata (Kützing) J.N.Norris.
Source of Synonymy
Norris, J.N. (2014). Marine algae of the northern Gulf of California, II: Rhodophyta. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany, no. 96. pp. [i]-xvi, [1]-555. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press.
Type Information
Adriatic and Mediterranean seas.; Notes: Boisset et al. (2000:392) note that the type material is lost (the Curatorof the Rijksherbarium, personal communication).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), paniculate.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 September 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 22 February 2016
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Taxonomic note
Taxon of uncertain identity, maybe conspecific with Osmundea ramosissima (Oeder) Athanasiadis; see note in Furnari et al. (1999: 44). Boisset et al. (2000: 392) note that according to Ardissone (1883), who referred to Kützing's iconography (Kützing, 1865:63, figsa, b), L. paniculata Kützing may be conspecific with 'L. pinnatifida' (probably Osmundea truncata (Kützing) Nam & Maggs. Unfortunately, the type material of Kützing's species is lost (Curator of the Rijksherbarium, personal communication) and no definitive conclusions can be drawn. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 February 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 June 2025
