Lictoria taxiformis (Delile) J.Agardh 1841
Current name:
Asparagopsis taxiformis (Delile) Trevisan
KwaZulu-Natal; Falkenbergia-phase plantsHeroen Verbruggen (heroen.verbruggen@gmail.com)
Publication Details
Lictoria taxiformis (Delile) J.Agardh 1841: 23
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1841). In historiam algarum symbolae. Linnaea 15: 1-50, 443-457.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Lictoria.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Asparagopsis taxiformis (Delile) Trevisan.
Basionym
Fucus taxiformis Delile
Type Information
Type locality: Alexandria, Egypt; (Silva & al. 1996: 182) Type: herb. Lenormand, C; (Yoshida 1998: 648)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling the genus Taxus.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 January 2003 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 December 2009
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 December 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 October 2023
