Sargassum turneri (Kützing) Kuntze 1880

Publication Details
Sargassum turneri (Kützing) Kuntze 1880: 228

Published in: Kuntze, O. (1880). Revision von Sargassum und das sogennante Sargasso-Meer. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 1: 191-239, 2 plates.

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Publication date: 1880

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 subrepandum f. turneri (Kützing) Grunow.

Basionym
Carpacanthus turneri Kützing

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 02 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 January 2006

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Nomenclatural note
John et al. (2004) cite the authority for this species as (Kütz.) Mont. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Taxonomic note
John et al. (2004) cite Treptacantha turneri Kütz. as a synonym of this species. They also note that " Silva et al. (1996) in the Indian Ocean checklist of benthic marine algae place Sargassum turneri (Kütz.) Kuntze in the synomy of Sargassum subrepandum (Forssk.) C. Agardh var. rueppelii f. turneri (Kütz.) Grunow, also stating that the current status of 'Sargassum turneri (Kütz.) Mont.' needs to be investigated." - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 January 2006. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 May 2025