Sargassum vulgare var. sociale Grunow 1916
Publication Details
Sargassum vulgare var. sociale Grunow 1916: 44 (as 'socialis')
Published in: Grunow, A. (1916). Additamenta ad cognitionem Sargassorum. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 66: 1-48, 136-185.
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 pacificum Bory.
Source of Synonymy
Mattio, L., Payri, C.E. & Stiger-Pouvreau, V. (2008). Taxonomic revision of Sargassum (Fucales, Phaeophceae) from French Polynesia based on morphological and molecular analyses. Journal of Phycology 44: 1541-1555.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), common, general, ordinary (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 October 2004 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 August 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 December 2024