Sargassum obovatum var. robillardii Grunow 1915
Publication Details
Sargassum obovatum var. robillardii Grunow 1915: 392
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 robillardii (Grunow) Mattio, Zubia, Loveday, Crochelet, Duong, Payri, Bhagooli & Bolton.
Source of Synonymy
Mattio, L., Zubia, M., Loveday, B., Crochelet, E., Duong, N., Payri, C.E., Bhagooli, R. & Bolton, J.J. (2013). Sargassum (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) in Mauritius and Réunion, western Indian Ocean: taxonomic revision and biogeography using hydrodynamic dispersal models. Phycologia 52(6): 578-594.
Type Information
Type locality: Mauritius; (Silva & al. 1996: 689) Holotype: Grunow's collection no. 70; W2012-00786 (Mattio et al. 2013: 584) Notes: Collector: Robillard (INA).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 October 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 June 2015
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 June 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 December 2024
