Cystoseira zosteroides C.Agardh 1821

Publication Details
Cystoseira zosteroides C.Agardh 1821: 71

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1820 '1821'). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Volumen primum. Pars prima. pp. [i-iv], [1]-168. Lundae [Lund]: ex officina Berlingiana.

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Publication date: probably Jan-April 1820

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 Ericaria zosteroides (C.Agardh) 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.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling the genus Zostera, a sea-grass.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 11 April 2022

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Nomenclatural note
Treated as a new name for Fucus zosteroides Turner, Fuci 4: 83, 1819, nom. illeg., non Fucus zosteroides J.V.Lamouroux, 1805. - (23 December 2020) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 March 2025

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