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Macrocystis obtusa Harvey

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Ochrophyta
Class Phaeophyceae
Order Laminariales
Family Laminariaceae
Genus Macrocystis

Publication details
Macrocystis obtusa Harvey 1833: 163

Original publication: Hooker, W.J. & Arnott, G.A. (1833). The botany of Captain Beechey's voyage; comprising an account of the plants collected by Messrs Lay and Collie, and other officers of the expedition, during the voyage to the Pacific and Bering's Strait, performed in His Majesty's Ship Blossom, under the command of Captain F.W. Beechey, R.N., F.R. & A.S., in the years 1825, 26, 27, and 28. pp. 145-192, pls 30-39. London: Henry G. Bohn.

Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Macrocystis is Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C.Agardh.

Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a taxonomic synonym of Phyllospora obtusa (Harvey) Endlicher

Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), obtuse, blunt (Stearn 1973).

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

Type information
Type locality: California

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

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=Macrocystis&Species=obtusa

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 15 October 2006 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 15 October 2006 by M.D. Guiry

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 1847 times since it was created.

Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=131506

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: No taxonomy record found for this level.

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