Macrocystis integrifolia Bory 1826

Publication Details
Macrocystis integrifolia Bory 1826: 9

Published in: Bory de Saint-Vincent, J.B.G.M. (1826). Macrocyste, Macrocystis. In: Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle. (Audouin, I. et al. Eds) Vol. 10, pp. 8-10. Paris:

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Macrocystis is Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C.Agardh.

Source of Synonymy
Demes, K.W, Graham, M.H. & Suskiewicz, T.S. (2009). Phenotypic plasticity reconciles incongruous molecular and morphological taxonomies: the giant kelp, Macrocystis (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae), is a monospecific genus (note). Journal of Phycology 45(6): 1266-1269.

Type Information
Type locality: "...rapportée de Valparaiso, sur les côtes occidentales l'Amérique de sud." [Valpariso, Chile]; (Bory de Saint-Vincent 1826: 9) Notes: Holotype: PC?

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with entire leaves.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 July 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 October 2024

 
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