Lemanea mexicana Kützing 1857
Publication Details
Lemanea mexicana Kützing 1857: 34, pl. 86: fig. II [2]
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1857). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. VII pp. i-ii, 1-40, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lemanea is Lemanea corallina Bory.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Paralemanea mexicana (Kützing) M.L.Vis & R.G.Sheath.
Type Information
Type locality: "In Flüssen Mexico's" [In rivers of Mexico]; (Kützing 1857: 34) Type [probably holotype]: none specified; none; L; 4062808 (Vis & Necchi 2021: 233)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to Mexico (Stearn 1992).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 April 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
