Sargassum insulare Setchell & N.L.Gardner

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

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Publication details
Sargassum insulare Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1924: 735, pl. 20: figs 67, 68; pl. 21: fig. 78

Original publication: Setchell, W.A. & Gardner, N.L. (1924). New marine algae from the Gulf of California. Proceeding of the California Academy of Science, Series 4 12: 695-949, 77 plates.
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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 taxonomic synonym of Sargassum lapazeanum Setchell & N.L.Gardner

Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), pertaining to islands, insular (Stearn 1973).

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

General environment
This is a marine species.

Type information
Type locality: San Marcos Island, Gulf of California. (Setchell & Gardner 1924: 735). Type: Ivan M. Johnston (no.11); July; Growing on rocks in the upper sublittoral belt. Herb. Calif. Acad. Sci. 1340 (Setchell & Gardner 1924: 735).

Source of synonymy
Dawson, E.Y. (1944). The marine algae of the Gulf of California. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 3: i-v, 189-432, Plates 31-77.

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

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=insulare

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 13 November 2001 by Olivia Fitzgerald

Verified by: 31 January 2011 by M.D. Guiry

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 631 times since it was created.

Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=26376

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 23 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: No taxonomy record found for this level.