Macrocystis pyrifera var. luxurians Hooker f. & Harvey 1847
Publication Details
Macrocystis pyrifera var. luxurians Hooker f. & Harvey 1847: 461 [pl. 169/170 double plate]
Published in: Harvey, W.H. & Hooker, J.D. (1847). LV. Algae L. In: The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, Kt., R.N., F.R.S., etc. by Joseph Dalton Hooker, M.D., R.N., F.L.S., assistant surgeon of the "Erebus" and botanist to the expedition. Vol. 1. Flora antarctica. Part I. Botany of Lord Auckland's Group and Campbell's Island. (Hooker, J.D. Eds), pp. 454-502. London: L. Reeve.
Request PDFType 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
Papenfuss, G.F. (1964). Catalogue and bibliography of Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic benthic marine algae. In: Antarctic Research Series. Volume 1. Bibliography of the Antarctic Seas. (Lee, M.O. Eds), pp. 1-76. Washington D.C.: American Geophysical Union.
Type Information
Type locality: "Varieties [epsilon] luxurians, and [zeta] membranacea. If any form of this genus deserves specific distinction it is surely
the noble one we have designated [epsilon]. luxurians; and yet permanent characters, distinguishing it from pyrifera, were
vainly sought in plants gathered on the shores of Berkeley Sound. Both there and at Cape Horn these two states inhabited deep and still waters, where, as might be expected, the Macrocystis would acquire its greatest development, where its substance would be most membranous, its stems most slender, and the vesicles broad with thin walls, and the base of the frond broadest. We have seen no specimens of these varieties except what were brought home by the Antarctic Expedition"; (Harvey & Hooker 1847: 461)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), bearing pears (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 November 2005 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 19 July 2025
