Algae Australian Algae Name Index (AANI)

Showing Laurencia filiformis f. dendritica
Rhodomelaceae
Laurencia filiformis f. dendritica Y.Saito & Womersley , legitimate, scientific
Saito, Y. & Womersley, H.B.S. (1974), The southern Australian species of Laurencia (Ceramiales: Rhodophyta). Australian Journal of Botany 22: 834, fig 16 [tax. nov.]
  • Type locality: Type Locality. Vivonne bay, Kangaroo I., S.A., 0-2 m on jetty piles (Kraft, 15.vii.1972).
  • Type specimen: HOLOTYPE: Adelaide: A42549
Womersley, H.B.S. (2003), The Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia. Part IIID: - [secondary reference]
  • APC Comment: R.Cowan (2011) uses this taxon concept.
ABRS (2011), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2011: - [secondary reference]
  • Comment: It is not clear from Womersley 2003 whether he considers the forms of Laurencia filiformis should still be recognised; page 470 indicates not, but pp. 471-473 indicates yes.
  • AMANI dist.: Victoria (Flindersian), Tasmania (Flindersian), South Australia (Flindersian), Western Australia (Flindersian).