Sargassum expansum Kuntze, nom. inval. 1880
Publication Details
Sargassum expansum Kuntze, nom. inval. 1880: 223
Published in: Kuntze, O. (1880). Revision von Sargassum und das sogennante Sargasso-Meer. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 1: 191-239, 2 plates.
Publication date: 1880
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.
Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), expanded, spread out (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024