Eucheuma alvarezii var. tambalangii Doty 1985

Publication Details
Eucheuma alvarezii var. tambalangii Doty 1985: 41, fig. 7 (as 'tambalang')

Published in: Doty, M.S. (1985). Eucheuma alvarezii sp. nov. (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) from Malaysia. In: Taxonomy of economic seaweeds with reference to some Pacific and Caribbean species. (Abbott, I.A. & Norris, J.N. Eds), pp. 37-45. La Jolla: California Sea Grant College Program [Report T-CSGCP-011].

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Eucheuma is Eucheuma spinosum J.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Kappaphycus alvarezii var. tambalangii (Doty) L.M.Liao.

Type Information
Type locality: Seaweed farm at Calatagan , Batangas Province, Philippines; (Doty 1985: 41) Holotype: BISH; MSD-26618 (Doty 1985: 41) Notes: The type specimen was collected from a seaweed farm at Calatagan, Batangas Province, Philippines. It was shipped to Oahu, Hawaii and, after culture, used in experimens and for anatomical studies. The original discovery of this variety was made near Omadal Island, Tawi Tawi Province, Philippines, in the Sulu Archipelago by a fisherman, Mr. Tambalang. From the stories of Mr. Tambalang's discovery, the original thallus was a loose mass on the bottom presumably without a primary holdfast.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 25 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 30 June 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 June 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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