Sorocarpus okamurae Takamatsu 1936

Publication Details
Sorocarpus okamurae Takamatsu 1936: 84, pl. I (as 'okamurai')

Published in: Takamatsu, M. (1936). Sorocarpus aus der Matsushima-Bucht, (Prov. Miyagi, Japan), auch morphologisch untersucht. Research Bulletin Saito Ho-on Kai Museum of Natural History 8: 71-99.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sorocarpus is Sorocarpus uviformis (Lyngbye) Pringsheim.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sorocarpus parvus Takamatsu.

Source of Synonymy
Kim, H.-S. (2010). Ectocarpaceae, Acinetopsoraceae, Chordariaceae. In: Algal flora of Korea. Volume 2, Number 1. Heterokontophyta: Phaeophyceae: Ectocarpales. Marine brown algae I. (Kim, H.-S. & Boo, S.-M. Eds), pp. [3]-137. Incheon: National Institute of Biological Resources.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 11 July 2011 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 February 2012

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 February 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025