Sargassum furcatum var. diversifolium (Grunow) E.J.de Paula ex Yoneshigue, nom. inval. 1985

Publication Details
Sargassum furcatum var. diversifolium (Grunow) E.J.de Paula ex Yoneshigue, nom. inval. 1985: 140

Published in: Yoneshigue, Y. (1985). Taxonomie et ecologie des algues marines dans la région de Cabo Frio (Rio de Janeiro, Brésil). Docteur d'Etat-Sciences. pp. [x], 466. Luminy: Université d'Aix-Marseille II.

Publication date: 27 June 1985

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 vulgare f. diversifolium 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.

Basionym
Sargassum vulgare f. diversifolium Grunow

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), forked, furcate (Stearn 1992).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 03 May 2022

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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: not effectively published; also cited "cites Fucus diversifolius Turner ?", which is not the required basionym [INA]. - (03 May 2022) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 May 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 June 2025