Sargassum pyriforme (Poiret) C.Agardh 1824
Publication Details
Sargassum pyriforme (Poiret) C.Agardh 1824: 298
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling].
Publication date: probably September 1824
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.
Basionym
Fucus pyriformis Poiret
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), pear-shaped (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 December 2001 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 September 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 September 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024