Laurencia majuscula (Harvey) A.H.S.Lucas 1935
Current name:
Laurencia dendroidea J.Agardh
Hawaii; scale is 5 mm - 01 July 2011. J.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Laurencia majuscula (Harvey) A.H.S.Lucas 1935: 223
Published in: Lucas, A.H.S. (1935). The marine algae of Lord Howe Island. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 60: 194-232, 7 figs, 5 pls [V-IX].
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Laurencia is Laurencia obtusa (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Laurencia dendroidea J.Agardh.
Basionym
Laurencia obtusa var. majuscula Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: Rottnest Island, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 513) Lectotype: Herb. Harvey, TCD; Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 236a (Womersley 2003: 457) Notes: This type locality was first recorded by Saito & Womersley (1974: 820).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 August 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 August 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024