Sargassum acinaria f. obockianum Grunow 1888

Publication Details
Sargassum acinaria f. obockianum Grunow 1888: 19 (as 'obockiana')

Published in: Bornet, É. (1888). Algues du voyage au golfe de Tadjoura recueillies par M.L. Faurot. Journal de Botanique (Morot) 2: 17-20.

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: Obock, Djibouti; (Silva & al. 1996: 702)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), of berries or grapes; vessels or casks used for keeping grapes; also a substantative derived from the pre-Linnaean genus Acinaria.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 15 August 2012

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Taxonomic note
According to Silva et al. (1996: 702) this taxon is possibly referable to Sargassum swartzii. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 August 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 July 2025