Laminaria saccharina (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux 1813
Publication Details
Laminaria saccharina (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux 1813: 42
Published in: Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1813). Essai sur les genres de la famille des Thalassiophytes non articulées. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 20: 21-47, 115-139, 267-293, plates 7-13.
Request PDFPublication date: 1813
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Laminaria is Laminaria digitata (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Saccharina latissima (Linnaeus) C.E.Lane, C.Mayes, Druehl & G.W.Saunders.
Source of Synonymy
Lane, C.E., Mayes, C., Druehl, L.D. & Saunders, G.W. (2006). A multi-gene molecular investigation of the kelp (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) supports substantial taxonomic re-organization. Journal of Phycology 42: 493-512.
Basionym
Fucus saccharinus Linnaeus
Type Information
Type locality: Atlantic Ocean; (Silva & al. 1996: 904)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), sugary (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 March 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 November 2024
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Atlas_checklist note
Laminaria longricruris treated as a separate species in Guiry (1997); further distributional and taxonomic investigations are required. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 January 2025
