Sargassum pergracile Greville, nom. inval. 1849
Publication Details
Sargassum pergracile Greville, nom. inval. 1849: 108, 109, pl. IV: lower right figs 5, 6
Published in: Greville, R.K. (1849). Algae orientales:- Descriptions of new species belonging to the genus Sargassum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History Ser. 2, 3: 106-109, 216-219, 254-257, 503-506, Plate IV, IX, X, XI.
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 brevifolium var. pergracile Grunow.
Source of Synonymy
Grunow, A. (1915). Additamenta ad cognitionem Sargassorum. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Möniglichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 65: 329-448, no figs.
Type Information
Type locality: India; (Silva & al. 1996: 696)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 March 2014
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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: provisional name (fide INA). - (24 March 2014) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 March 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2025
