Phasganon fistulosum (Postels & Ruprecht) Ruprecht 1850

Publication Details
Phasganon fistulosum (Postels & Ruprecht) Ruprecht 1850: 163

Published in: Ruprecht, F.J. (1850). Algae ochotenses. Die ersten sicheren Nachrichten über die Tange des Ochotskischen Meeres. pp. 1-243, 10 pls. St. Petersburg: Buchdruckerei der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Phasganon is Phasganon alatum Ruprecht.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Eualaria fistulosa (Postels & Ruprecht) M.J.Wynne.

Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (2009). Marine algae and early explorations in the upper North Pacific and Bering Sea. Algae 24: 1-29.

Basionym
Alaria fistulosa Postels & Ruprecht

Type Information
Syntype localities: In sinu Illuluk, ad insulam Unalascha observavit Mertens; ad insulam Kadiak legit Kastalsky, ad littora insulae Karaginsk: Postels.; (Postels & Ruprecht 1840: 11) Type: LE; (Yoshida 1998: 331) Notes: Yoshida (1998: 331) gives Unalaska, Alaska as the type locality.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fistulate, hollow throughout but closed at ends (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 30 March 2016

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 March 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 May 2025

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