Laurencia majuscula (Harvey) A.H.S.Lucas 1935

Laurencia dendroidea J.Agardh

Current name: Laurencia dendroidea J.Agardh
Palau Islands, West PacificPalau International Coral Reef Center

Publication Details
Laurencia majuscula (Harvey) A.H.S.Lucas 1935: 223

Published in: Lucas, A.H.S. (1935). The marine algae of Lord Howe Island. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 60: 194-232, 7 figs, 5 pls [V-IX].

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Laurencia is Laurencia obtusa (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Laurencia dendroidea J.Agardh.

Source of Synonymy
Metti, Y., Millar, A.J.K., Cassano, V., Fujii, M.T. (2013). Australian Laurencia majuscula (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae) and the Brazilian Laurencia dendroidea are conspecific. Phycological Research 68: 98-104.

Basionym
Laurencia obtusa var. majuscula Harvey

Type Information
Type locality: Rottnest Island, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 513) Lectotype: Herb. Harvey, TCD; Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 236a (Womersley 2003: 457) Notes: This type locality was first recorded by Saito & Womersley (1974: 820).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 12 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 August 2020

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Taxonomic note
Phylogenetic analyses revealed that the taxa previously identified and cited in Brazil as Laurencia filiformis, L. majuscula and L. obtusa and in the Canary Islands as L. majuscula all represent the same taxonomic entity, i.e., L. dendroidea (Cassano et al. 2012). - (30 March 2012) - G.M. Guiry

Distributional note
According to Huisman (2000) this species is Australia-wide and is widespread in Pacific and Indian Oceans. Womersley (2003) notes that this species is widespread around Australia, usually in sheltered situations - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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