Lessonia spicata

Lessonia spicata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Laminariales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: Tsar Cladus: Sar Infraregnum: Heterokonta Phylum: Ochrophyta Subphylum: Phaeista Infraphylum: Limnista Superclassis: Fucistia Classis: Phaeophyceae Subclassis: Fucophycidae Ordo: Laminariales

Familia: Lessoniaceae
Genus: Lessonia
Species: Lessonia spicata

Name

Lessonia spicata (Suhr) Santelices, 2012

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Chordaria spicata Suhr, 1839
    • Type locality: Valparaiso, central Chile (González et al. 2012: 1159).
    • Lectotype (provisional): Fig. 41 (Suhr 1839)*: (González et al. 2012: 1160). Notes: * until the specimens in J. Agardh Herbarium are examined, confirmed as duplication of the type material of C. spicata and one of them selected as lectotype.
• Heterotypic
  • Laminaria scissa Suhr, 1841

References

• González, A., Beltrán, J., Hiriart-Bertrand, L., Flores, V., de Reviers, B., Correa, J.A. & Santelices, B. 2012. Identification of cryptic species in the Lessonia nigrescens complex (Phaeophyceae, Laminariales). Journal of Phycology 48(5): 1153–1165: 1164.
• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2017. Lessonia spicata. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 13 04 2017.
• Rosenfeld S, Mendez F, Calderon MS, Bahamonde F, Rodríguez JP, Ojeda J, Marambio J, Gorny M, Mansilla A. 2019. A new record of kelp Lessonia spicata (Suhr) Santelices in the Sub-Antarctic Channels: implications for the conservation of the “huiro negro” in the Chilean coast. PeerJ 7: e7610 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.7610

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