Sargassum ligulatum C.Agardh 1824
Current name:
Sargassum ligulatum C.Agardh
Houtman Abrolhos, Western AustraliaJohn Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)
Publication Details
Sargassum ligulatum C.Agardh 1824: 297
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling].
Publication date: probably September 1824
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sargassum is Sargassum bacciferum (Turner) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 683) Type: Herbarium Agardh, Lund; No. 2405 (Noro, Ajisaka & Yoshida 1994: 26)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ligulate (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 October 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 September 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 September 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024