Agarum esculentum (Linnaeus) Bory 1826
Current name:
Alaria esculenta (Linnaeus) Greville
Spiddal, Co. Galway, Ireland; fertile sporophylls; dark areas are zoosporangial sori - 18 April 2003. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Agarum esculentum (Linnaeus) Bory 1826: 194
Published in: Bory de Saint-Vincent, J.B.G.M. (1826). Laminaire, Laminaria. In: Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle. (Audouin, I. et al. Eds) Vol. 9, pp. 187-194.
Original description: 
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Agarum is Agarum clathratum Dumortier.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Alaria esculenta (Linnaeus) Greville.
Basionym
Fucus esculentus Linnaeus
Type Information
Type locality: Atlantic Ocean; (Widdowson 1971: 31) Lectotype: LINN; 1274.63 (Widdowson 1971: 31)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), edible (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 January 2003 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 April 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 April 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
