Macrocystis pyrifera var. humboldtii (Bonpland) Küzting 1849
Current name:
Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C.Agardh
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Publication Details
Macrocystis pyrifera var. humboldtii (Bonpland) Küzting 1849: 583
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
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.
Basionym
Fucus humboldtii Bonpland
Type Information
Type locality: "Habitat ¡n Mari Pacifico, juxta urben Truxillo dictam" [Trujillo, Peru?]; (Humboldt & Bonpland 1809: 7)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), bearing pears (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 July 2001 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 27 July 2023
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
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 12 December 2024
