Sargassum odontocarpum Sonder
Publication details
Sargassum odontocarpum Sonder 1871: 43
Published in: Sonder, O.G. (1871). Die Algen des tropischen Australiens. Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Naturwissenschaften herausgegeben von dem Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein in Hamburg 5(2): 33-74, pls I-VI.
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Type 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 aquifolium (Turner) C.Agardh
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Sargassum coriifolium J.Agardh 1889
Sargassum coriifolium var. echinocarpum (Grunow) Grunow 1915
Nomenclatural notes
Substitute name for S. echinocarpum Greville, nom. illeg. (Silva et al. 1996). - (11 Aug 2010) - Wendy Guiry
Taxonomic notes
Tseng & Lu (1999) cite S. echinocarpum, S. lanceolatum, S. coriifolium var. lanceolatum and S. odontocarpum var. lanceolatum as synonyms of this species.
General environment
This is a marine species.
Type information
TYpe locality: "Mari Indico" (probably India) [Sargassum echinocarpum Greville] (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996: 689). Notes: Type locality: India (Mattio et al. 2010: 902).
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Key references
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: 1-1259.
Tseng, C.K. & Lu Baoren (1999). Studies on the biserrulic Sargassum of China: II. The series Coriifoliae J.G. Agardh. In: Taxonomy of Economic Seaweeds with reference to some Pacific species Vol. VII. (Abbott, I.A. Eds) Vol. 7, pp. 3-22. La Jolla, California: California Sea Grant College System.
Created: 25 June 1999 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 11 August 2010 by Wendy Guiry
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