Sargassum spinuligerum Sonder 1845
Publication Details
Sargassum spinuligerum Sonder 1845: 51
Published in: Sonder, G. (1845). Nova algarum genera et species, quas in itinere ad oras occidentales Novae Hollandiae, collegit L. Priess, Ph. Dr. Botanische Zeitung 3(4): 49-57.
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.
Type Information
Type locality: Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 698) Lectotype: Preiss; MEL; 1550995 (Womersley 1987: 442) Notes: Womersley (1987: 442) notes that fertile, right-hand specimen is designated as lectotype.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 June 2015
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 June 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 December 2024