Sargassum montagnei Bailey 1851

Publication Details
Sargassum montagnei Bailey 1851: 58, pl. 1 A

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1851). Nereis boreali-americana; or, contributions towards a history of the marine algae of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America. Part I. Melanospermeae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 3(4): 1-150, pls I-XII.

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Publication date: 10 November-31 December 1851

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 filipendula var. montagnei (Bailey) Grunow.

Source of Synonymy
Grunow, A. (1916). Additamenta ad cognitionem Sargassorum. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 66: 1-48, 136-185.

Eponomy
Named for Jean Pierre François Camille Montagne (1784-1866).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 24 December 2001 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 05 February 2019

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 February 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 May 2025

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