Macrocystis humboldtii (Bonpland) C.Agardh
Publication details
Macrocystis humboldtii (Bonpland) C.Agardh in Kunth 1822: 6
Original publication: Agardh, C.A. (1822). Algae. In: Synopsis plantarum, quas, in itinere ad plagam aequinoctialem orbis novi, collegerunt Al. de Humboldt et Am. Bonpland. Volume Primus. (Kunth, C.S. Eds), pp. 1-6. Paris: Apud F.G. Levrault, bibliopolam, via Dicta M. le Prince, no. 31, atque Argentorati, via dicta des Juifs, no 33.
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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 Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C.Agardh
Basionym
Macrocystis pyrifera var. humboldtii Bonpland
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a Marine species.
SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Macrocystis&species=humboldtii
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=humboldtii
Created: 15 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 12 April 2013 by M.D. Guiry
Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 2248 times since it was created.
Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=19831
Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013.
AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 May 2013.
Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:116993
