Eucheuma cottonii Weber Bosse 1913

Kappaphycopsis cottonii (Weber Bosse) Dumilag & Zuccarello

Current name: Kappaphycopsis cottonii (Weber Bosse) Dumilag & Zuccarello
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Publication Details
Eucheuma cottonii Weber Bosse 1913: 115, pl. 12: fig. 2

Published in: Weber-van Bosse, A. (1913). Marine algae. Rhodophyceae, of the "Sealark" Expedition, collected by Mr. J. Stanley Gardiner, M.A.. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Second Series, Botany 8: 105-142, 1 fig, pls 12-14.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Eucheuma is Eucheuma spinosum J.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Kappaphycopsis cottonii (Weber Bosse) Dumilag & Zuccarello.

Type Information
Lectotype locality: Saya de Malha in the Indian Ocean north of Mauritius; (Doty 1988: 177) Lectotype: Stanley Gardiner; In 26 fathoms of water; Leiden Herbarium; 938.316-220 (Doty 1988: 177) Notes: An isotype is deposited in the British Museum.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 19 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 July 2022

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 July 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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