Eucheuma echinocarpum J.E.Areschoug 1854
Publication Details
Eucheuma echinocarpum J.E.Areschoug 1854: 349 [23 reprint]
Published in: Areschoug, J.E. (1854). Phyceae novae et minus cognitae in maribus extraeuropaeis collectae. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis, series 3 1: 329-372.
Request PDFType 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 Meristotheca gelidium (J.Agardh) E.J.Faye & Masuda.
Source of Synonymy
Dawes, C.J. & Mathieson, A.C. (2008). The seaweeds of Florida. pp. [i]- viii, [1]-591, [592], pls I-LI. Gainesville, Florida: University Press of Florida.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Brazil, Pernambuco (Recife); (Gabrielson & Cheney 1987: 483) Lectotype: LD; 34682 (Gabrielson & Cheney 1987: 483)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 April 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024
