Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS)

AlgaeTraits taxon details

Leathesia S.F.Gray, 1821

AphiaID

143973 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:143973)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Leathesia difformis Areschoug, 1847 accepted as Leathesia marina (Lyngbye) Decaisne, 1842

Parent

Chordariaceae Greville, 1830

Direct children (3)

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Species Leathesia marina (Lyngbye) Decaisne, 1842
Species Leathesia mucosa Feldmann, 1935
Species Leathesia difformis Areschoug, 1847 accepted as Leathesia marina (Lyngbye) Decaisne, 1842 (synonym)

Environment

marine, brackish

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:8410

LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:8410 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2024). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Leathesia S.F.Gray, 1821. Accessed through: AlgaeTraits eds. (2024) AlgaeTraits: a trait database for (European) seaweeds at: https://algaetraits.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=143973 on 2025-02-06

Thematic species database citation

AlgaeTraits eds. (2025). AlgaeTraits: a trait database for (European) seaweeds. Leathesia S.F.Gray, 1821. Accessed at: https://algaetraits.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=143973 on 2025-02-06

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Guiry, Michael D.

2005-07-06 12:38:02Z

changed

Braeckman, Ulrike

2008-10-30 13:08:09Z

changed

Guiry, Michael D.

[taxonomic tree]

basis of record Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2024). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]