Cystoseira pectinata Greville & C.Agardh ex Sonder 1846
Current name:
Cystophora pectinata (Greville & C.Agardh ex Sonder) J.Agardh
Cowaramup Bay, Western AustraliaJohn Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)
Publication Details
Cystoseira pectinata Greville & C.Agardh ex Sonder 1846: 160, adnot.
Published in: Sonder, O.G. (1846). Algae L. Agardh. In: Plantae Preissianae sive enumeratio plantarum quas in Australasia occidentali et meridionali-occidentali annis 1838-1841 collegit Ludovicus Preiss. (Lehmann, C. Eds) Vol. 2, pp. 148-160. Hamburgi [Hamburg]: sumptibus Meissneri.
Request PDFType 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 Cystophora pectinata (Greville & C.Agardh ex Sonder) J.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. ad litus meridionale Novae Hollandiae" [southern Australia]; (Sonder 1846: 160) Holotype: MEL; 607 (Womersley 1987: 376)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pectinate, with narrow close-set divisions like a comb (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
