Sargassum herbaceum Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Sargassum herbaceum Kützing 1849: 607
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sargassum is Sargassum bacciferum (Turner) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Kh(alineover)rk (Karek) Island, Iran; (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 49)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), herbaceous, not woody.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 October 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 June 2010
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Habitat note
In a floating raft composed of several Sargassum species (Lipkin & Silva 2002). - (16 June 2010) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 June 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 June 2025
