Laurencia
| Laurencia | |
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| Laurencia microcladia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Rhodophyceae |
| Order: | Ceramiales |
| Family: | Rhodomelaceae |
| Genus: | Laurencia J. V. Lamouroux [1] |
Laurencia is a genus of red algae that mostly occurs in the sea near islands.
Ecology and habitats
Genus Laurencia is found globally on shores in temperate to tropical area, "littoral to sublittoral," and are seen at depths up to 65 m deep.[1] A variety of species are found near the British Isles (see below).
Examples
The Agaebase, 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, and further delineates homotypic or heterotypic synonyms.[1]
Some of the most common types of Laurencia include the shallow subtidal Laurencia nidifica,[2] Laurencia brongniartii on the Protea banks, Laurencia complanata near Hluleka, Laurencia flexuosa in False Bay, Laurencia glomerata in Port Nolloth and Melkbosstrand, Laurencia natalensis from Pearly Beach to Agulhas, Laurencia obtusa in Cape Hangklip, Laurencia peninsularis, which is endemic from False Bay to East London, and Laurencia pumila, which ranges from Tsitsikamma to Mozambique. Species seen in the British Isles include Laurencia hybrida (de Candolle) Lenormand ex Duby,[3] Laurencia obtuse (Hudson)[4] Laurencia osmunda (S.G. Gmelin).[5][3] Laurencia pinnatifida (Hudson) Lamouroux, Laurencia pyramidalis Bory ex Kützing, and Laurencia truncate Kützing.[5]
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 9401158886. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- 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. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- Papenfuss, G.F. (1947). "Generic names of algae proposed for conservation.". Madroño 9: 8–17.
References
- 1 2 3 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.
- ↑ http://www.hawaii.edu/reefalgae/invasive_algae/rhodo/laurencia_nidifica.htm
- 1 2 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 9401158886. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ↑ Lamouroux.
- 1 2 Maggs, C.A. & Hommersand, M.H. (1993). "Rhodophyta, Part 3A: Ceramiales". Seaweeds of the British Isles 1. London, ENG: HMSO. ISBN 0113100450.