Sargassum polycystum C.Agardh 1824
Current name:
Sargassum polycystum C.Agardh
Hsiao-Liuchiu island, Pingtong County, Taiwan. 1992. 6. 17. Photo by Huang Su-fang, National Taiwan Museum, from http://www.ntm.gov.tw/seaweedsSue Huang (sfhuang@ntm.gov.tw)
Publication Details
Sargassum polycystum C.Agardh 1824: 304
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling].
Request PDFPublication date: probably September 1824
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: Sunda Strait, Indonesia; (Silva & al. 1996: 694) Syntypes: TCD; 1108, 1109 (Mattio et al. 2009: 1222)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 15 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 March 2022
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024
