Cystoseira sicula Schiffner ex Gerloff & Nizamuddin 1976
Publication Details
Cystoseira sicula Schiffner ex Gerloff & Nizamuddin 1976: 169, pls 9-11
Published in: Gerloff, J. & Nizamuddin, M. (1976). New species of the genus Cystoseira C. Ag.. Nova Hedwigia 27: 167-182.
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 sauvageauana (Hamel) 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: Taormina, Sicily; (INA 1996) Type: Ruttner; 7.iv.1913; drift; Herb. Mus. Hist. Nat. Vindobon; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), of Sicily (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 May 1999 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
