Blossevillea uvifera (C.Agardh) Hooker f. & Harvey 1847

Publication Details
Blossevillea uvifera (C.Agardh) Hooker f. & Harvey 1847: 414

Published in: Hooker, J.D. & Harvey, W.H. (1847). Algae tasmanicae: being a catalogue of the species of algae collected on the shores of Tasmania by Ronald Gunn, Esq., Dr. Heannerett, Mrs. Smith, Dr. Lyall and Dr. J.D. Hooker; with characters of the new species. London Journal of Botany 6: 397-417.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Blossevillea is Blossevillea torulosa (R.Brown ex Turner) Decaisne.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Caulocystis uvifera (C.Agardh) Areschoug.

Basionym
Sargassum uviferum C.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: Shark Bay, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 643) Holotype: Gaudichaud; Herb. Agardh, LD; 2475 (Womersley 1987: 359)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 October 2021

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Citing AlgaeBase
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024

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