Sargassum lanceolatum Greville, nom. illeg. 1848
Publication Details
Sargassum lanceolatum Greville, nom. illeg. 1848: 431-432, pl. XIII: upper figs. 1-5
Type 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 odontocarpum var. lanceolatum (Grunow) P.C.Silva.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.
Type Information
Type locality: India; (Silva & al. 1996: 690) Type: R. Wight; (INA 1996) Notes: "Hab. in mari Peninsulae Indiae Orientalis".
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), lance-shaped.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 October 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 August 2010
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 August 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 June 2025
