Laurencia

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Laurencia
Laurencia microcladia (herbarium item).jpg
Scientific classification e
(unranked): Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Ceramiales
Family: Rhodomelaceae
Genus: Laurencia
J. V. Lamouroux[1][2]
Species

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Laurencia is a genus of red algae that grow in temperate and tropical shore areas, in littoral to sublittoral habitats, at depths up to 65 m (213 ft).[2]

Description[]

Laurencia species have a thallus that is erect or decumbent with distichous, whorled or radial branch arrangement.[2]

Species[]

AlgaeBase, a database with detailed information on species of Laurencia, includes 145 taxonomically accepted species as of October 2015, and differentiates these from a further ~375 entries of uncertain taxonomic status; it further delineates homotypic or heterotypic synonyms.[2]

Commonly observed species of Laurencia include the shallow subtidal (Hawaii), (California), and (New Zealand).[3][4] Species seen in the British Isles include Laurencia hybrida, , , Laurencia pinnatifida, , and .[5][6]

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species as accepted:[7]

Uses[]

Laurencia nidifica is used as a condiment in Hawaii due to its peppery taste.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1813). "Essai sur les genres de la famille des thalassiophytes non articulées" [Essay on the Genera of the Family of Non-Articulated Thalassiophytes] (PDF). Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. 20: 21–47, 115–139, 267–293. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Guiry, M. D. & Guiry, G. M. (2016). "Laurencia J.V.Lamouroux, 1813, nom. cons.". AlgaeBase. Galway, IRL: National University of Ireland. Retrieved 11 February 2016.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Laurencia nidifica". www.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Observations: Laurencia". inaturalist.org. iNaturalist. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Fish, J.D.; Fish, S. (2012). "Algae". A Student's Guide to the Seashore. New York, NY, USA: Springer Science & Business. pp. 30–65, esp. 62–64. ISBN 978-9401158886. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Maggs, C.A. & Hommersand, M.H. (1993). "Rhodophyta, Part 3A: Ceramiales". Seaweeds of the British Isles. 1. London, ENG: Pelagic Publishing. ISBN 978-0113100453.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  7. ^ Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2018). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Laurencia J.V.Lamouroux, 1813. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=143914 on 2018-11-01

Further reading[]

  • Fish, J.D.; Fish, S. (2012). "Algae". A Student's Guide to the Seashore. New York, NY, USA: Springer Science & Business. pp. 30–65, esp. 62–64. ISBN 978-9401158886. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  • Papenfuss, G.F. (1947). "Generic names of algae proposed for conservation". Madroño. 9: 8–17.


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