Agarum gmelinii Mertens ex Postels & Ruprecht 1840

Publication Details
Agarum gmelinii Mertens ex Postels & Ruprecht 1840: 11, pls XX, XXI [20, 21]

Published in: Postels, A. & Ruprecht, F. (1840). Illustrationes algarum in itinere circum orbem jussu imperatoris Nicolai I. Atque auspiciis navarchi Friderici Lütke annis 1826, 1827, 1828 et 1829 celoce Seniavin exsecuto in Oceano pacifico, inprimis septemtrionale ad littora rossica asiatico-americana collectarum. pp. [i-vi ], [i]- iv, 1-28 [1-2, index], [Latin:] [-iv], [1]-22, [1-2, index], 40 pls. Petropoli [St. Petersburg]: Typis Eduardi Pratz.

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Publication date: Nov-Dec 1840 [TL-2]

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Agarum is Agarum clathratum Dumortier.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Agarum clathratum Dumortier.

Source of Synonymy
Yoshida, T. (1998). Marine algae of Japan. pp. [1]-25, [1]-1222. Tokyo: Uchida Rokakuho Publishing Co., Ltd. [in Japanese]

Type Information
Syntype localities: Ad littora Kamtschatica et ad insulam Unalaschka; (Postels & Ruprecht 1840: 11)

Eponomy
Named for Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin (1745-1774), German naturalist and traveller in Russia, nephew of J.G. Gmelin.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 06 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 25 February 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024

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