Sargassum natans (Linnaeus) Gaillon 1828
Current name:
Sargassum natans (Linnaeus) Gaillon
a. cauloide; b. rama; c. filoides; d. vesículas; e. receptáculos. Fuente: Moreira y Suárez (2002b).
Publication Details
Sargassum natans (Linnaeus) Gaillon 1828: 355
Published in: Gaillon, B. (1828). Résumé méthodique des classifications des Thalassiophytes. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles, édition 2 [F. Cuvier] 53: 350-406, 3 tables.
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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.
Basionym
Fucus natans Linnaeus
Type Information
Lectotype locality: "Indica" (probably Jamaica); (Silva & al. 1996: 687) Notes: Silva et al. (1996) recommend consulting Børgesen (1914a: 9) for more information on the lectotype locality of this species.
Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), swimming, floating on or under the surface of the water (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 August 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 May 2024
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Nomenclatural note
See Silva, Basson & Moe (1996) for details of the nomenclautral history of this entity. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Taxonomic note
According to Silva et al. (1996) the following taxa apparently lie within the circumscription of this species but have not yet been formally transferred: Sargassum bacciferum f. capillifolium Kützing and Sargassum bacciferum var. spinuligerum Kützing. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Distributional note
Only known from detached plants on Atlantic coasts. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Habitat note
Pelagic species in the Atlantic. - (28 February 2020) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 March 2025
