Leathesia pulvinata Takamatsu 1939
Publication Details
Leathesia pulvinata Takamatsu 1939: 3, fig. 2; pl. 1: fig. 1
Published in: Takamatsu, M. (1939). The species of Leathesia from northeastern Honshu, Japan. Research Bulletin Saito Ho-on Kai Museum of Natural History 17: 1-20.
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 Phaeophysema pulvinata (Takamatsu) A.Tanaka, S.Uwai & H. Kawai.
Type Information
Type locality: Hanabuchi, Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan; (Tanaka et al. 2010: 114)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cushion-shaped, strongly convexed (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 August 2010
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 August 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024