Leathesia difformis Areschoug 1847
Current name:
Leathesia marina (Lyngbye) Decaisne
Leathesia difformis Cuan, Ventry Harbour, Co. Kerry, Ireland - 11 August 2010. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Leathesia difformis Areschoug 1847: 376
Published in: Areschoug, J.E. (1847). Phycearum, quae in maribus Scandinaviae crescunt, enumeratio. Sectio prior Fucaceas continens. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis 13: 223-382, pls I-IX.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Leathesia is Leathesia tuberiformis S.F.Gray.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Leathesia marina (Lyngbye) Decaisne.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), irregularly or unevenly formed or differently formed, unlike what is usual (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 March 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 March 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 October 2023
