Sargassum rhizophorum Tseng & Lu

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Ochrophyta
Class Phaeophyceae
Order Fucales
Family Sargassaceae
Genus Sargassum

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Publication details
Sargassum rhizophorum Tseng & Lu 2002: 14, 18, 21, 22, figs 3, 11

Original publication: Tseng, C.K. & Lu Baoren (2002). Studies on the Biserrulic Sargassum of China: IV. The Series Plagiophyllae Tseng et Lu. In: Taxonomy of Economic Seaweeds with reference to some Pacific species. Vol. VIII. (Abbott, I.A. & Mcdermid, K.J. Eds) Vol.8, pp. 11-33. La Jolla: California Sea Grant Programme.

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.

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a marine species.

Type information
Type locality: Weizhou Island, Beihai City, Guangxi Province, China (Tseng & Lu Baoren 2002: 18). Holotype: Zhang Junfu and Xu Fali; 26 April 1955; growing on subtidal rocks. QD 55-1843 (Tseng & Lu Baoren 2002: 18). Notes: Isotype: AST 55-1836, collected by Zhang Junfu and Xu Fali, April 26, 1955, from Weizhou Island, Beihai City, Guangxi Province.

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Sargassum rhizophorum Tseng & Lu)
Asia: China (Tseng & Lu Baoren 2002).

Source of synonymy
Abbott, I.A. & McDermid, K., Eds (2002). Taxonomy of Economic Seaweeds with reference to some Pacific species Volume VIII. pp.xviii + 332 La Jolla: California Sea Grant College Program.

SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Sargassum&species=rhizophorum

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=Sargassum&Species=rhizophorum

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 17 September 2001 by Wendy Guiry

Verified by: 05 August 2005 by Wendy Guiry

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 566 times since it was created.

Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=26095

Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:58332