Sargassum elegans Suhr 1840
Current name:
Sargassum elegans Suhr
Nature's Valley, Tsitsikamma National Park, Western Cape, South Africa; mid-intertidal pools - 26 September 2005. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Sargassum elegans Suhr 1840: 257
Published in: Suhr, J.N. von (1840). Beiträge zur Algenkunde. Flora 23(17): 257-265, no figs.
Request PDFPublication date: "7 Mai 1840"
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sargassum is Sargassum bacciferum (Turner) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Am Cap der guten Hoffnung" [At the Cape of Goog Hope but actually between Omsamculo (Umzimkulu) and Omcomas (Umkomaas) rivers, Natal, South Africa]; (Suhr 1840: 670) Type: B?; Notes: See Drège (1843: 157) for more information on the type locality of this species.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), elegant (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 February 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 July 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 July 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
