Laurencia arbuscula Sonder 1845
Publication Details
Laurencia arbuscula Sonder 1845: 55
Published in: Sonder, G. (1845). Nova algarum genera et species, quas in itinere ad oras occidentales Novae Hollandiae, collegit L. Priess, Ph. Dr. Botanische Zeitung 3(4): 49–57.
Request PDFPublication date: 24 January 1845
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Laurencia is Laurencia obtusa (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 503) Holotype: Preiss; MEL; 1006897 (Womersley 2003: 466) Notes: Type from Western Australia, probably near Fremantle (Womersley, 2003: 466).
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), A small tree; little tree (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
Growing near to low tide level on somewhat sheltered coasts (Womersley 2003: 468).
Created: 03 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 March 2012
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Taxonomic note
According to Fujii et al. (2006: 439), the rbcL sequences from L. scoparia, L. arbuscula and L. filiformis suggest that these taxa encompass a single morphologically diverse species in Brazil. - (14 September 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 March 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 July 2025
