Turbinaria turbinata (Linnaeus) Kuntze

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

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From Littler, D.S., M.M. Littler & M.D. Hanisak (2008) Submersed Plants of the Indian River Lagoon. Purchase information. Diane Littler. © Diane Littler (littlerd@si.edu).

From Littler, D.S., M.M. Littler & M.D. Hanisak (2008) Submersed Plants of the Indian River Lagoon. Purchase information. Diane Littler. © Diane Littler (littlerd@si.edu).

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Turbinaria turbinata (Linnaeus) Kuntze From Littler, D.S., M.M. Littler & M.D. Hanisak (2008) Submersed Plants of the Indian River Lagoon. Purchase information

Publication details
Turbinaria turbinata (Linnaeus) Kuntze 1898: 434

Original publication: Kuntze, O. (1898). Revisio generum plantarum. Pars III (3). pp. 1-576. Leipzig, London, Milano, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. A. Schechert, Charles Klincksierck.
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Type species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Turbinaria.

Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Fucus turbinatus Linnaeus

Type information
Type locality: ‘in Americae rupibus marinis” (Jamaica) (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996: 715). Notes: Silva et al. (1996) recommend consulting Howe (1920: 591) for more information on the type locality of this species.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Fucus turbinatus Linnaeus 1753
Sargassum turbinatum (Linnaeus) C.Agardh 1820

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Turbinaria vulgaris var. trialata J.Agardh 1848
Turbinaria trialata (J.Agardh) Kützing 1860

General environment
This is a marine species.

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Turbinaria trialata (J.Agardh) Kützing)
Western Atlantic: Trop. & Subtrop. W. Atlantic (Wynne 2011).

Africa: Madagascar (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996).

Indian Ocean Islands: Diego Garcia Atoll (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996), Seychelles (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996).

South-west Asia: India (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996, Sahoo et al. 2001).

Asia: China (Tseng & Lu 2000), Japan (Okamura 1936, Yoshida, Nakajima & Nakata 1990, Yoshida 1998), Taiwan (Anon. 2012).

South-east Asia: Indonesia (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996), Philippines (Silva, Meñez & Moe 1987), Singapore (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996, Pham et al. 2011).

(as Turbinaria turbinata (Linnaeus) Kuntze)
North America: Florida (Taylor 1960, Littler, Littler & Hanisak 2008).

Central America: Belize (Taylor 1960, Norris & Bucher 1982, Littler & Littler 1997), Panama (Taylor 1960, Wysor & De Clerck 2003).

Caribbean Islands: Bahamas (Taylor 1960, Taylor 1969), Caicos Islands (Taylor 1960), Caribbean (Littler & Littler 2000), Cuba (Taylor 1960, Suárez 2005, Jover Capote & Lake Barragán 2008), Hispaniola (Taylor 1960), Jamaica (Taylor 1960), Lesser Antilles (Taylor 1960, Taylor 1969), Netherlands Antilles (Taylor 1960), Puerto Rico (Taylor 1960), Virgin Islands (Taylor 1960).

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

South America: Brazil (Taylor 1930, Taylor 1960, Oliveira Filho 1977, Menezes Széchy & Paula 2010), Colombia (Taylor 1960), Venezuela (Ganesan 1990).

Indian Ocean Islands: Andaman Islands (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996), Laccadive Islands (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996), Seychelles (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996).

South-west Asia: India (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996, Sahoo et al. 2001), Sri Lanka (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996).

South-east Asia: Indonesia (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996), Philippines (Silva, Meñez & Moe 1987).

Key references
Braune, W. (2008). Meeresalgen. Ein Farbbildführer zu den verbreiteten benthischen Grün- Braun- und Rotalgen der Weltmeere. pp. [1]-596, pls 1-266 (colour photographs). Ruggell: A.R.G. Gantner Verlag.

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=Turbinaria&species=turbinata

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=Turbinaria&Species=turbinata

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 29 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 22 August 2008 by M.D. Guiry

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 2902 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 24 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:71936