Macrocystis planicaulis C.Agardh 1839

Publication Details
Macrocystis planicaulis C.Agardh 1839: 298, pl. XXVI 26]: fig. 3; pl. XXVII [27]: fig. 7; pl. XXVIII [28]: fig. 8

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1839). Revision der Algengattung Macrocystis. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlichen Leopoldinisch-Carolinischen Akademie der Naturforscher 19(1): 281-316, pls XXVI-XXVIII.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Macrocystis is Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C.Agardh.

Type Information
Syntype localities: "Habitat in Oceano Indico, unde specimina reportatvit navigator quidam. Specimens etiam mihi dedit Desfontaines, quod ad Insulas Canarias lectum dicebatur"; (Agardh 1839: 299)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 15 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 July 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 December 2024

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