Sargassum opacum J.Agardh 1889
Publication Details
Sargassum opacum J.Agardh 1889: 98, pl. XXVIII: figs. 13-17
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1889). Species Sargassorum Australiae descriptae et dispositae. Accedunt de singulis partibus Sargassorum, earumque differentiis morphologicis in diversis speciebus observationes nonnullae; nec non dispositionis specierum omnium generis, his differentiis fundatae, periculum. Öfversigt af Konglige Vetenskaps-Adademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm, series 4 23(3): 1-133, pls I-XXXI.
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 synonym of Sargassum polycystum C.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: "ad oras calidiores Novae Hollandiae" (tropical Australia); (Silva & al. 1996: 686)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), darkened, dull, not shining, opaque (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 August 2012
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 August 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024