Sargassum linifolium C.Agardh 1820
Publication Details
Sargassum linifolium C.Agardh 1820: 18
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 (holotype) of the genus Sargassum is Sargassum bacciferum (Turner) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sargassum acinarium (Linnaeus) Setchell.
Source of Synonymy
Gómez Garreta, A., Barceló i Martí, M.C., Ribera Siguán, M.A. & Rull Lluch, J. (2001). Sargassum C. Agardh. In: Flora Phycologica Iberica Vol. 1 Fucales. (Gómez Garreta, A. Eds) Vol.1, pp. 75-87. Murcia: Universidad de Murcia.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 March 2022
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Nomenclatural note
As Fucus linifolius Turner, the intended basionym, is illegitimate, the combination is attributed solely to C. Agardh (M.D. Guiry, 26 February 2003). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Taxonomic note
According to Tseng & Lu (1988: 30), S. linifolium (non Turner) is a synonym of S. assimile Harvey. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 February 2025