Cystoseira elegans Sauvageau 1912

Publication Details
Cystoseira elegans Sauvageau 1912: 292, 517

Published in: Sauvageau, C. (1912). A propos des Cystoseira de Banyuls et Guéthary. Bulletin de la Station biologique d'Arcachon 14: 133-556.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cystoseira is Cystoseira concatenata (Linnaeus) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gongolaria elegans (Sauvageau) Molinari & Guiry.

Source of Synonymy
Molinari-Novoa, E.A. & Guiry, M.D. (2020). Reinstatement of the genera Gongolaria Boehmer and Ericaria Stackhouse (Sargassaceae, Phaeophyceae). Notulae Algarum 172: 1-10, 2 figures.

Type Information
Type locality: Banyuls-sur-mer (droite de Jetée), France; (Firnari, Cormaci & Alongi 1999: 21) Lectotype: C. Sauvageau; 22 April 1907; PC; (Firnari, Cormaci & Alongi 1999: 21)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), elegant (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 11 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 December 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 December 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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