Laminaria repens Ruprecht 1850
Publication details
Laminaria repens Ruprecht 1850: 158, 159
Published in: Ruprecht, F.J. (1850). Algae ochotenses. Die ersten sicheren Nachrichten über die Tange des Ochotskischen Meeres. pp. 1-243, 10 pls. St. Petersburg: Buchdruckerei der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften.
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Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Laminaria is Laminaria digitata (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Type information
Type locality: "Ochtoskichen Meer" [Okhotshean Sea] (Asensi & de Reviers 2009: 213, table 1).
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), creeping, prostrate and rooting (Stearn 1973).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
Nomenclatural notes
"Lessonia repens Ruprecht 185 = Laminaria repens Ruprecht 1850, both names being proposed by Ruprecht as possible alternatives. This species [Lessonia repens] is dubious and requires further investigation" (Asensi & de Reviers 2009: 213, table 1). - (12 Apr 2013) - Wendy Guiry
General environment
This is a marine species.
No distributions recorded
No distributional records for this taxon have been recorded by AlgaeBase to date. Generally, recent national lists or extensive regional or state lists have been employed to give a general indication of distribution.
Key references
Asensi, A. & de Reviers, B. (2009). Illustrated catalogue of types of species historically assigned to Lessonia (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) preserved at PC, including a taxonomic study of three South-American species with a description of L. searlesiana sp. nov. and a new lectotypification of L. flavicans. Cryptogamie, Algologie 30(3): 209-249.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 30 March 2016 by M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021.
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