Cystoseira humilis Schousboe ex Kützing 1860

Publication Details
Cystoseira humilis Schousboe ex Kützing 1860: 18, pl. 50: fig. II

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1860). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. X pp. i-iv, 1-39, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cystoseira is Cystoseira concatenata (Linnaeus) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: "Tanger"; (Kützing 1860: 18) Type: L?; Notes: Athanasiadis (1996: 219) lists Kap Spartel, Morocco as the type locality. Tanger: Schousboe (Hb. Sonder) (INA).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), low, low-growing (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 04 August 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 11 April 2022

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Atlas_checklist note
Cystoseira humilis var. myriophylloides (Sauvageau) J.H. Price & D.M. John occurs on the south-west coast of England. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Nomenclatural note
John et al. (2004) cite the authority for this species as (Schousb.) Kütz. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 July 2025

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