Sargassum ramifolium Kützing

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Ochrophyta
Class Phaeophyceae
Order Fucales
Family Sargassaceae
Genus Sargassum

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Publication details
Sargassum ramifolium Kützing 1861: 10, pl. 32: figs 1a, 1

Original publication: Kützing, F.T. (1861). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. 11 pp. [i-iii], 1-32, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
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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.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Sargassum cymosum var. ramifolia (Kützing) Grunow

General environment
This is a marine species.

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Sargassum ramifolium Kützing)
Atlantic Islands: Canary Islands (John et al. 2004).

Central America: Belize (Littler & Littler 1997).

Caribbean Islands: Caribbean (Littler & Littler 2000), Cuba (Suárez 2005), Hispaniola (Taylor 1960), Trinidad & Tobago (Duncan & Lee Lum 2006), Virgin Islands (Taylor 1960).

Western Atlantic: Trop. & Subtrop. W. Atlantic (Wynne 2011).

South America: Brazil (Taylor 1960, Menezes Széchy & Paula 2010), Venezuela (Taylor 1960, Ganesan 1990).

Africa: Guinea-Bissau (Welten, Audiffred & Prud'homme van Reine 2002, Welten, Audiffred & Prud'homme van Reine 2002, John, Lawson & Ameka, 2003, John et al. 2004), Mauritania (John et al. 2004), Senegal (John et al. 2004).

Key references
Dawes, C.J. & Mathieson, A.C. (2008). The seaweeds of Florida. pp. [i]- viii, [1]-591, [592], pls I-LI. Gainesville, Florida: University Press of Florida.

SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Sargassum&species=ramifolium

SCCAP Cultures
Cultures from the Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Copenhagen (SCCAP) and Protozoa may be viewed at http://www.sccap.dk/search/algaebase.asp?Genus=Sargassum&Species=ramifolium

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 29 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 19 January 2008 by M.D. Guiry

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 832 times since it was created.

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:71941