Sargassum tristichum Sonder 1845

Current name: Sargassum tristichum Sonder
Cape Peron, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman

Publication Details
Sargassum tristichum Sonder 1845: 51

Published in: Sonder, G. (1845). Nova algarum genera et species, quas in itinere ad oras occidentales Novae Hollandiae, collegit L. Priess, Ph. Dr. Botanische Zeitung 3(4): 49–57.

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Publication date: 24 January 1845

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: 704) Lectotype: MEL; 687695 (Womersley 1987: 438) Notes: Ex Herb. Greville (Womersley (1987:438)).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 03 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 January 2020

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Nomenclatural note
Womersley (1987) cites the authority for this species as Greville & C. Agardh ex Sonder 1845 - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 July 2025