Cystoseira zosteroides C.Agardh 1821
Current name:
Ericaria zosteroides (C.Agardh) Molinari & Guiry
Santa Maria La Scala (southern Italy), 23 m deep - 21 June 2018. G. Marletta
Publication Details
Cystoseira zosteroides C.Agardh 1821: 71
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1820 '1821'). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Volumen primum. Pars prima. pp. [i-iv], [1]-168. Lundae [Lund]: ex officina Berlingiana.
Publication date: probably Jan-April 1820
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cystoseira is Cystoseira concatenata (Linnaeus) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ericaria zosteroides (C.Agardh) Molinari & Guiry.
Source of Synonymy
Molinari-Novoa, E.A. & Guiry, M.D. (2020). Reinstatement of the genera Gongolaria Boehmer and Ericaria Stackhouse (Sargassaceae, Phaeophyceae). Notulae Algarum 172: 1-10, 2 figures.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling the genus Zostera, a sea-grass.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 April 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 October 2024