Nelson--Landsburgia ilicifolia sp. nov.
Landsburgia ilicifolia (Cystoseiraceae, Phaeophyta), a new deep-water
species endemic to the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand
W. A. NELSON
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
P.O. Box 467
Wellington, New Zealand
email: wendyn@tepapa.govt.nz
Abstract A new species, Landsburgia ilicifolia
(Cystoseiraceae, Phaeophyta), is described from the Three Kings Islands,
northern New Zealand. This species is known only from very deep water, with the
most shallow sighting of the species being at 38 m depth. The genus
Landsburgia is endemic to New Zealand, with one widespread species,
L. quercifolia, which is also present at the Three Kings Islands, and L.
myricifolia, which is restricted to the Chatham Islands. The three species
of Landsburgia can be distinguished from each other by the shape of the
leaf-like blades and characters of the stipes.
Keywords Cystoseiraceae; Phaeophyta; Landsburgia
ilicifolia; new species; systematics; Three Kings Islands; New Zealand
B99025
Received 3 June 1999; accepted 18 August 1999
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