Sargassum brandegeei Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1924
Publication Details
Sargassum brandegeei Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1924: 736, pl. 21: fig. 79 (as 'Brandegeei')
Published in: Setchell, W.A. & Gardner, N.L. (1924). XXIX Expedition of the California Academy of Sciences to the Gulf of California in 1921. The marine algae. Proceedings of the California Academy of Science, Fourth Series 12(29): 695-949, pls 12-88, map.
Request PDFPublication date: "May 13, 1924"
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 herporhizum Setchell & N.L.Gardner.
Source of Synonymy
Andrade-Sorcia, G., R.Riosmena-Rodríguez, R.Muñiz-Salazar, J.M.López-Vivas, G.H.Boo, K.M.Lee & S.M.Boo (2014). Morphological reassessment and molecular assessment of Sargassum (Fucales: Phaeophyceae) species from the Gulf of California, México. Phytotaxa 183(4): 201-223, 9 fig., 6 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: "Guaymas (?), Mexico" ; (Setchell & Gardner 1924: 736) Type: [T.S.] Brandegee no.4; Cast ashore; (Setchell & Gardner 1924: 736)
Eponomy
Named for Townshend Stith Brandegee (1843–1925), collector of the type.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 November 2001 by Olivia Fitzgerald.
Last updated: 13 January 2024
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Taxonomic note
Dawson (1966: 12) suggested that S. brandegeei probably represented only a variant of S. herporhizum. Andrade-Sorcia & al. (2014, p. 206), through morphological and molecular studies, confirmed this. - (11 January 2024) - Francisco F. Pedroche
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 March 2025
