Sargassum flavicans var. moretonense Grunow 1888
Publication Details
Sargassum flavicans var. moretonense Grunow 1888: 25, pl. VI: fig. 2
Published in: Askenasy, E. (1888). Algen mit Unterstützung der Herren E. Bornet, E. Grunow, P. Hariot, M. Moebius, O. Nordstedt bearbeitet. In: Die Forschungsreise S.M.S. „Gazelle“. Botanik. (Engler, A. Eds) Vol. 4, pp. 58, 12 plates. Berlin: Ernst Siegfried Mittler und Sohn.
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 carpophyllum J.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Mattio, L. & Payri, C.E. (2009). Taxonomic revision of Sargassum species (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) from New Caledonia based on morphological and molecular analyses. Journal of Phycology 45(6): 1374-1388.
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), becoming yellow or yellowish.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 August 2005 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 August 2012
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 August 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 November 2024