Sargassum horridum Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1924
Publication Details
Sargassum horridum Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1924: 734 pl. 20, figs 65, 66
Published in: Setchell, W.A. & Gardner, N.L. (1924). XXIX Expedition of the California Academy of Sciences to the Gulf of California in 1921. The marine algae. Proceedings of the California Academy of Science, Fourth Series 12(29): 695-949, pls 12-88, map.
Request PDFPublication date: "May 13, 1924"
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sargassum is Sargassum bacciferum (Turner) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: La Paz, Lower California.; (Setchell & Gardner 1924: 734) Type: Marchant, no. 22; May; Cast ashore; (Setchell & Gardner 1924: 734)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 November 2001 by Olivia Fitzgerald.
Last updated: 19 April 2018
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Usage note
Potential antibacterial activity and potential to be used as livestock feed and as a substrate for compost and biofertilizer (di Filippo-Herrera et al., 2018). - (19 April 2018) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 April 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 May 2025
