Sargassum sinclairii J.D.Hooker & Harvey 1845
Publication Details
Sargassum sinclairii J.D.Hooker & Harvey 1845: 522
Published in: Hooker, [J.D.] & Harvey, W.H. (1845). Algae Novae Zelandiae; being a catalogue of all of the species of algae yet recorded as inhabiting the shores of New Zealand, with characters and brief descriptions of the new species discovered during the voyage of H.M. discovery ships "Erebus" and "Terror" and of others communicated to Sir W. Hooker by Dr. Sinclair, the Rev. Colenso, and M. Raoul. London Journal of Botany 4: 521-551.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sargassum is Sargassum bacciferum (Turner) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Bay of Islands, Sinclair, Lyall, &c." [New Zealand]; (Hooker & Harvey 1845: 522)
Eponomy
Named for Dr Andrew Sinclair (1794–1861), surgeon and collector.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 July 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 January 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 January 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024
