Agarum costatum (Turner) Gaillon 1828
Publication Details
Agarum costatum (Turner) Gaillon 1828: 357
Published in: Gaillon, B. (1828). Résumé méthodique des classifications des Thalassiophytes. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles, édition 2 [F. Cuvier] 53: 350-406, 3 tables.
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The type species (lectotype) of the genus Agarum is Agarum clathratum Dumortier.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Costaria costata (C.Agardh) De A.Saunders.
Basionym
Fucus costatus Turner
Type Information
Type locality: Western coast of North America; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Mr. Menzies; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ribbed, having one or more primary veins or ridges (Stearn 1973).
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 July 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 July 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
