Sargassum siliquastrum (Mertens ex Turner) C.Agardh 1820

Publication Details
Sargassum siliquastrum (Mertens ex Turner) C.Agardh 1820: 22

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1820 '1821'). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Volumen primum. Pars prima. pp. [i-iv], [1]-168. Lundae [Lund]: ex officina Berlingiana.

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Publication date: probably Jan-April 1820

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.

Basionym
Fucus siliquastrus Mertens ex Turner

Type Information
Type locality: "In the Harbour at Nangasaki [sic]. Dr Horner" [Nagasaki, Nagasaki Pref., Japan]; (Turner 1808-1809: 26) Type: BM-K;

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 15 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 March 2024

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Nomenclatural note
Tseng, Yoshida & Chiang (1985: 6) and Lee & Yoo (1992) cite the authority for this species as (Mertens ex Turner) C. Agardh. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Taxonomic note
Synonyms: Sargassum section Arthrophycus J. Agardh, 1848: 275, 286 ; Sargassum (Batrachophycus) section Halochloa (Kützing) Yoshida, 1983:113, 166, nom. superfl. (Dixon et al. 2014: 19). - (18 March 2014) - G.M. Guiry

Usage notes
"Fucoxanthin from S. siliquastrum can be a potential candidate for treating coronovirus infection." (Kang & al., 2023). - (04 March 2024) - G.M. Guiry
9'-cis-(6'R) fucoxanthin, and 13-cis and 13'-cis-(6'R) fucoxanthin complex isolated from S. siliquastrum may be useful in noninvasive therapeutic strategies against fibrosarcoma metastasis (Nguyen et al., 2014). - (26 January 2015) - G.M. Guiry

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 March 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 July 2025

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