New Zealand Journal of Botany abstracts
Locating the type specimens of New Zealand marine algae described by Levring
W. A. NELSON
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
P.O. Box 467
Wellington, New Zealand
L. E. PHILLIPS
School of Botany
University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010, Australia
Abstract Sixteen marine macroalgae from New Zealand were
described by Tore Levring in two papers in 1949 and 1955. From the time of
publication there has been confusion about the location and the identity of
type material of the taxa Levring described. Although a number of attempts have
been made to locate these types, the majority have remained effectively lost
until two recent studies that revealed the location and identity of these
specimens. This paper documents the status of type material of taxa of New
Zealand macroalgae described by Levring and their current location in order
that this material becomes publicly accessible. Lectotypes are selected for six
species.
Keywords marine algae; type specimens; lectotypification; New
Zealand; Levring
New Zealand Journal of Botany, 2001, Vol. 39: 349-353
0028-825X/01/3902-0349 $7.00 (c) The Royal Society of New Zealand 2001
B00052
Received 6 December 2000; accepted 2 February 2000
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