Sphacelaria fasciculata Schousboe ex Sauvageau 1902
Publication Details
Sphacelaria fasciculata Schousboe ex Sauvageau 1902: 400
Published in: Sauvageau, C. (1902). Remarques sur les Sphacélariacées. Journal de Botanique [Morot] 16: 393-416.
Publication date: December 1902
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sphacelaria is Sphacelaria cirrosa (Roth) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sphacelaria brachygonia Montagne.
Source of Synonymy
Prud'homme van Reine, W.F. (1982). A taxonomic revision of the European Sphacelariaceae (Sphacelariales, Phaeophyceae). Leiden Botanical Series 6: [i-x], 1-293, 660 figs, XXI tables, 6 pls.
Type Information
Type: probably lost.;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), clustered, growing in bundles (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 March 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 December 2007
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 December 2007. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 February 2025