Sargassum pygmaeum Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Sargassum pygmaeum Kützing 1849: 611
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Publication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sargassum is Sargassum bacciferum (Turner) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sargassum polycystum C.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: Java, Indonesia; (Silva & al. 1996: 695)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pygmy, dwarf (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 January 2010
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 January 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 September 2024