Cystoseira crassipes (Mertens ex Turner) C.Agardh 1821

Publication Details
Cystoseira crassipes (Mertens ex Turner) C.Agardh 1821: 69

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1820 '1821'). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Volumen primum. Pars prima. pp. [i-iv], [1]-168. Lundae [Lund]: ex officina Berlingiana.

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Publication date: probably Jan-April 1820

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 Stephanocystis crassipes (Mertens ex Turner) Draisma, Ballesteros, F.Rousseau & T.Thibaut.

Source of Synonymy
Draisma, S.G.A., Ballesteros, E., Rousseau, F. & Thibaut, T. (2010). DNA sequence data demonstrate the polyphyly of the genus Cystoseira and other Sargassaceae genera (Phaeophyceae). Journal of Phycology 46(6): 1329-1345.

Basionym
Fucus crassipes Mertens ex Turner

Type Information
Type locality: Sea near Japan; (INA 1996) Type: BM; Notes: Collector: Dr. Horner (INA).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 15 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 31 March 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2025

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