Laurencia majuscula (Harvey) A.H.S.Lucas 1935

Laurencia dendroidea J.Agardh

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].

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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

 
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