Laurencia
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Laurencia is a genus of red algae that mostly occurs in the sea near islands.[not verified in body]
Description
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Ecology and habitats
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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
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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,[citation needed] Laurencia complanata near Hluleka,[citation needed] Laurencia flexuosa in False Bay,[citation needed] Laurencia glomerata in Port Nolloth and Melkbosstrand,[citation needed] Laurencia natalensis from Pearly Beach to Agulhas,[citation needed] Laurencia obtusa in Cape Hangklip,[citation needed] Laurencia peninsularis, which is endemic from False Bay to East London,[according to whom?][citation needed] and Laurencia pumila, which ranges from Tsitsikamma to Mozambique.[according to whom?][citation needed] Species seen in the British Isles[according to whom?] include Laurencia hybrida (de Candolle) Lenormand ex Duby,[3] Laurencia obtuse (Hudson)[4][full citation needed] Laurencia osmunda (S.G. Gmelin).[3][5][page needed] Laurencia pinnatifida (Hudson) Lamouroux,[citation needed] Laurencia pyramidalis Bory ex Kützing,[citation needed] 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.[full citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c "Laurencia J.V.Lamouroux, 1813, nom. cons.". AlgaeBase. Galway, IRL: National University of Ireland. 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
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- ^ 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 9401158886. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ Lamouroux.[full citation needed]
- ^ a b "Rhodophyta, Part 3A: Ceramiales". Seaweeds of the British Isles. Vol. 1. London, ENG: HMSO[clarification needed]. 1993. ISBN 0113100450.
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