Sargassum bacciferum (Turner) C.Agardh 1820
Publication Details
Sargassum bacciferum (Turner) C.Agardh 1820: 6
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.
Request PDFPublication date: probably Jan-April 1820
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Sargassum.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sargassum natans (Linnaeus) Gaillon.
Source of Synonymy
Phillips, N. (1995). Biogeography of Sargassum (Phaeophyta) in the Pacific basin. In: Taxonomy of Economic Seaweeds. (Abbott, I.A. Eds) Vol. 5, pp. 107-145. La Jolla, California: California Sea Grant College System.
Basionym
Fucus baccifer Turner
Type Information
Falmouth, England; (Turner 1802: 56) Type: Amongst the rejectamenta of the sea; (Turner 1802: 56)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 June 2019
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Distributional note
Reported as drift from the Orkney Islands and from Co. Durham (Greville, 1830: 3). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 June 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 January 2025
