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Leathesia marina (Lyngbye) Decaisne, 1842
Leathesia marina is commonly known as the sea cauliflower and the sea potato. It is a species of littoral brown algae. This brain-like brown seaweeds can be found growing on rock or as epiphytes on other seaweeds in the mid to low intertidal.
Young individuals similar to other globular forms of algae, such as Soranthera ulvoidea.
Synonymised names:
Chaetophora marina Lyngbye, 1819
Clavatella difformis (Linaeus) Fries, 1835
Clavatella nostoc-marina Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1823 (synonym)
Corynephora marina (C.Agardh) C.Agardh, 1824
Laethesia difformis (Linnaeus) Areschoug (misspelling)
Leathesia amplissima Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1924 (synonym)
Leathesia difformis Areschoug, 1847 (synonym)
Leathesia difformis var. tingitana Schousboe ex Bornet, 1892
Leathesia nana Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1924
Leathesia tuberiformis S.F.Gray, 1821
Nostoc marinum C.Agardh, 1810 (synonym)
Nostoc mesentericum C.Agardh, 1824 (synonym)
Rivularia tuberiformis Smith, 1809 (synonym)
Tremella difformis Linnaeus, 1755 (synonym)
Leathesia marina is commonly known as the sea cauliflower and the sea potato. It is a species of littoral brown algae. This brain-like brown seaweeds can be found growing on rock or as epiphytes on other seaweeds in the mid to low intertidal.
Young individuals similar to other globular forms of algae, such as Soranthera ulvoidea.
Synonymised names:
Chaetophora marina Lyngbye, 1819
Clavatella difformis (Linaeus) Fries, 1835
Clavatella nostoc-marina Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1823 (synonym)
Corynephora marina (C.Agardh) C.Agardh, 1824
Laethesia difformis (Linnaeus) Areschoug (misspelling)
Leathesia amplissima Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1924 (synonym)
Leathesia difformis Areschoug, 1847 (synonym)
Leathesia difformis var. tingitana Schousboe ex Bornet, 1892
Leathesia nana Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1924
Leathesia tuberiformis S.F.Gray, 1821
Nostoc marinum C.Agardh, 1810 (synonym)
Nostoc mesentericum C.Agardh, 1824 (synonym)
Rivularia tuberiformis Smith, 1809 (synonym)
Tremella difformis Linnaeus, 1755 (synonym)