Sargassum vulgare C.Agardh, nom. illeg. 1820

Publication Details
Sargassum vulgare C.Agardh, nom. illeg. 1820: 3

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 (holotype) of the genus Sargassum is Sargassum bacciferum (Turner) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.

Type Information
Syntype localities: "Ad litora Oceani Atlantici; ex India Occidentali".; (Agardh 1820: 5)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), common, general, ordinary (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 04 August 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 June 2023

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Nomenclatural note
See Silva, Basson & Moe (1996) regarding the complex nomenclatural history of this entity. Illegitimate: included Fucus salicifolius Lamouroux when described. A proposal for conservation was rejected. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Taxonomic note
John et al. ( 2004) cite Sargassum albertisii Picc., S. boryanum Mont., S. endiviaefolium Bory,S. cheirifolium Kütz., S. dichocarpum Kütz., S. diversifolium Kunth. S. fissifolium Kütz., S. lendigerum (L.) C. Agardh, S. obtusatum Bory, S. salicifolium f. diversifolia (Bory) Grunow and S. tenue var. gabonensis Grunow as synonyms of this species. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Distributional note
Reported from drift plants collected in the Orkney Islands (Greville, 1830: 2). John et al. (2003) do not distinguish between Sargassum vulgare and var. foliosissimum when presenting distributions and it is assumed that they are the same as in Lawson & John (1987). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 April 2025

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