Alaria fragilis f. bullata Saunders 1901
Publication details
Alaria fragilis f. bullata Saunders 1901: 425
Published in: Saunders, De A. (1901). Papers from the Harriman Alaska Expedition XXV. The algae. Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences 3: 391-486, 19 pls.
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Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Alaria is Alaria esculenta (Linnaeus) Greville.
Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Alaria marginata Postels & Ruprecht
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), fragile (Stearn 1973).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine species.
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Source of current name
Lane, C.E., Lindstrom, S.C. & Saunders, G.W. (2007). A molecular assessment of northeast Pacific Alaria species (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) with reference to the utility of DNA barcoding
. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44: 634-648.
Key references
Widdowson, T.B. (1971). A taxonomic revision of the genus Alaria Greville. Syesis 4: 11-49.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 23 August 2008 by M.D. Guiry
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Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021.
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