Sargassum compactum Bory 1828
Publication Details
Sargassum compactum Bory 1828: 126
Published in: Bory de St. Vincent, J.B. (1828). Botanique, Cryptogamie. In: Voyage autour du monde, exécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la corvette de Sa Majesté, la Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825. (Duperrey, L.I. Eds), pp. 97-200. Paris: Bertrand.
Request PDFType 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 ilicifolium var. compactum (Bory) Grunow.
Type Information
Type locality: Concepción, Chile, New Guinea;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), compact (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 June 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 26 September 2023
