Leathesia flaccida (C.Agardh) Endlicher 1843
Publication Details
Leathesia flaccida (C.Agardh) Endlicher 1843: 23
Published in: Endlicher, S.L. (1843). Mantissa botanica altera. Sistens genera plantarum supplementum tertium. pp. [vi], 111. Vienna: Fridericum Beck, Universitatis Bibliopola.
Request PDFPublication date: 1843
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Leathesia is Leathesia tuberiformis S.F.Gray.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Corynophlaea flaccida (C.Agardh) Kützing.
Basionym
Corynephora flaccida C.Agardh
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flaccid, not able to hold up its own weight (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 06 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 January 2005
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 January 2005. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
