Sarcodia ceylanica Harvey ex Kützing 1869
Publication Details
Sarcodia ceylanica Harvey ex Kützing 1869: 12, pl. 33: figs a, b
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1869). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. XIX pp. i-iv, 1-36, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
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The type species (holotype) of the genus Sarcodia is Sarcodia montagneana (Hooker f. & Harvey) J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Ceylon: Harvey [Sri Lanka] in herb. Sonder; (Kützing 1869: 13) Type: L?; Notes: Type collection: no. 27, undated, collected by Harvey, William Henry. The holotype was deposited at National Herbarium of Victoria (MEL516209). Isotypes can be found at MEL, Herbarium of Trinity College at Dublin (TCD), the Brown University herbarium, the Farlow Herbarium at Harvard University, the New York Botanical Garden Herbarium, and the University of Michigan Herbarium (Rodríguez-Prieto et al., 2016).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), Of (from) Ceylon, an island in the Indian Ocean off southern India (cf. ceylonensis & ceylonicus).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 October 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 01 April 2018
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Taxonomic note
Sarcodia ceylanica was included in the synonymy of S. montagneana (J.D.Hooker & Harvey) J.Agardh by Yendo (1917: 82-83, fide Silva, Basson & Moe 1996: 321). However, Rodriguez-Prieto et al. (2011) have shown that S. montagneana appears to be confined to New Zealand. - (29 February 2016) - M.D. Guiry
Distributional note
According to Rodríguez-Prieto et al. 2016), genuine S. ceylanica is likely restricted to Sri Lanka. - (09 February 2017) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 April 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 June 2025
