Sargassum skottsbergii Sjöestedt 1924
Publication Details
Sargassum skottsbergii Sjöestedt 1924: 311, figs 1-5
Published in: Sjöstedt, L.G. (1924). Ein neues Sargassum von der Osterinsel. In: Natural History of Juan Fernandez and Easter Island. Vol. 2. . (Skottsberg, C. Eds), pp. 311-314. Sweden: Almquist & Wiksells.
Request PDFType 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 obtusifolium J.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Mattio, L., Payri, C.E. & Stiger-Pouvreau, V. (2008). Taxonomic revision of Sargassum (Fucales, Phaeophceae) from French Polynesia based on morphological and molecular analyses. Journal of Phycology 44: 1541-1555.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 September 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 October 2010
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Taxonomic note
Taylor (1945) cites the record from Ecuador as Sargassum Skottsbergii Sjostedt, prox. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 October 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 June 2025
