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Taxonomy

Fauchea laciniata reproductive and non-reproductive individuals

Specimen from Friday Harbor Labs herbarium

 

Fauchea laciniata J. Agardh

  • Division: Rhodophyta
  • Class: Florideophyceae
  • Order: Rhodymeniales
  • Family: Fauchaceae
  • Genus: Fauchea
  • Species: laciniata

Type locality: Santa Barbara (Guiry et al. 2008)

Former names: Fauchea laciniata f. pygmaea, Fauchea pygmaea (O’Clair et al. 2000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References:

Guiry, M.D. and Guiry, G.M. AlgaeBase. 2008. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. 01 May 2008 <http://www.algaebase.org.>

O’Clair, R.M. and S.C. Lindstrom. North Pacific Seaweeds. Auke Bay, Alaska: Plant Press, 2000.