Eucheuma serra (J.Agardh) J.Agardh 1847
Publication Details
Eucheuma serra (J.Agardh) J.Agardh 1847: 16
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1847). Nya alger från Mexico. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Adademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm 4: 5-17.
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The type species (lectotype) of the genus Eucheuma is Eucheuma spinosum J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Sphaerococcus serra J.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. in mari Indiae orientalis" [Mauritius]; (Agardh 1841: 17) Type: LD; 34664 [Kylin 1932: pl. 10: fig. 2] (Yoshida 1998: 802) Notes: The type locality, Mauritius was first recorded by Doty (1988: 180). He notes that the holotype for Sphaerococcus serra J. Agardh is believed to have been illustrated by Kylin (1932: pl. 10, fig. 21) as Agardh Herbarium Specimen No. 34664. EPITYPE (designated by Dumilag et al., 2020: 500): GWS 22956 (=K-LH-12,950, BOLD ID: OZSEA1518-10, fig. 14), Old Gulch, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia, 31°51.3201'S, 159°04.2308'E. UNB. 21 November 2010. coll. G.T. & R.J.Kraft & M. Guiry, det. G.T. Kraft & G.W. Saunders. COI-5P barcode GenBank accession no. MT216309.
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), a saw (tool).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 March 2021
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 December 2024
