Liagora pectinata Collins & Hervey 1917

Publication Details
Liagora pectinata Collins & Hervey 1917: 100

Published in: Collins, F.S. & Hervey, A.B. (1917). The algae of Bermuda. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 53: 1-195, 6 pls.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Liagora is Liagora viscida (Forsskål) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hommersandiophycus pectinatus (Collins & Hervey) Popolizio, C.W.Schneider & C.E.Lane.

Type Information
Type locality: Bermuda; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pectinate, with narrow close-set divisions like a comb (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 17 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 29 September 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 September 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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