Sargassum mangarevense (Grunow) Setchell 1926
Publication Details
Sargassum mangarevense (Grunow) Setchell 1926: 96, pl. 15 fig. 6; pl. 16 figs 1-5
Published in: Setchell, W.A. (1926). Tahitian algae collected by W.A. Setchell, C.B. Setchell and H.E. Parks. University of California Publications in Botany 12: 61-142, pls 7-22.
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 pacificum Bory.
Source of Synonymy
Mattio, L., Payri, C.E. & Stiger-Pouvreau, V. (2008). Taxonomic revision of Sargassum (Fucales, Phaeophceae) from French Polynesia based on morphological and molecular analyses. Journal of Phycology 44: 1541-1555.
Basionym
Sargassum vulgare var. mangarevense Grunow
Type Information
Type locality: Mangareva Island, Gambier Archipelago, French Polynesia;
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 January 2003 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 29 November 2017
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Nomenclatural note
Yoshida et al. (2002) cite the authority for this species as Setchell. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 July 2025