Sargassum squarrosum Greville 1849

Publication Details
Sargassum squarrosum Greville 1849: 254, pl. X [10]: upper figs 1-4

Published in: Greville, R.K. (1849). Algae orientales:- Descriptions of new species belonging to the genus Sargassum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History Ser. 2, 3: 106-109, 216-219, 254-257, 503-506, Plate IV, IX, X, XI.

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: eastern India; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Robert Wight; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), rough or scurfy, with spreading processes.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 02 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 February 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 February 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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