Eucheuma alvarezii var. ajakii-assii Doty 1985
Publication Details
Eucheuma alvarezii var. ajakii-assii Doty 1985: 42, fig. 8
Published in: Doty, M.S. (1985). Eucheuma alvarezii sp. nov. (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) from Malaysia. In: Taxonomy of economic seaweeds with reference to some Pacific and Caribbean species. (Abbott, I.A. & Norris, J.N. Eds), pp. 37-45. La Jolla: California Sea Grant College Program [Report T-CSGCP-011].
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Eucheuma is Eucheuma spinosum J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Kappaphycus alvarezii var. ajakii-assii (Doty) L.M.Liao.
Source of Synonymy
Liao, L.M. (1996). Validation of names transferred to Kappaphycus Doty from Eucheuma J. Agardh (Rhodophyta: Solieriaceae). The Philippine Journal of Science 125(2): 158-160, no figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Eucheuma farm, about 1 km southwest of the southern tip of Tumindao Island, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines; (Doty 1985: 42) Holotype: 14 January 1972; BISH; MSD 24492 (Doty 1985: 41, 42) Notes: The holotype specimen, selected from farmed material, lacks a primary discoid holdfast. A small portion of it was brought to Honolulu and dried. The holotype and several isotypes (BISH, US) were prepared from it.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 January 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 December 2024
