Laurencia crustiformans K.J.McDermid 1989

Palisada crustiformans (K.J.McDermid) A.R.Sherwood, A.Kurihara & K.W.Nam

Current name: Palisada crustiformans (K.J.McDermid) A.R.Sherwood, A.Kurihara & K.W.Nam
Hawaii; scale 10 mm - 15 August 2011. J.M. Huisman

Publication Details
Laurencia crustiformans K.J.McDermid 1989: 352, figs 2-8

Published in: McDermid, K.J. (1989). Laurencia crustiformans sp. nov. (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) from the Hawaiian Islands. Phycologia 28: 352-359.

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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 Palisada crustiformans (K.J.McDermid) A.R.Sherwood, A.Kurihara & K.W.Nam.

Type Information
Type locality: Lualualei Beach Park, Oahu, Hawaii; (McDermid 1989: 353) Holotype: K.J. McDermid; 3 July 1988; at the +0.3 m (above MLLW) tidal level on a limestone solution bench exposed to surf; BISH; KM 2050 (Abbott 1999: 384) Notes: Holotype: KM 2050 tetrasporophyte. Isotypes in BISH. Abbott (1999: 384) gives the following data: Holotype: BISH 529056.

Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), forming a crust, crustose.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 20 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 15 May 2017

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