Ascophyllum mackayi (Turner) Holmes & Batters 1892
Current name:
Ascophyllum nodosum f. mackayi (Turner) A.C.Mathieson & Dawes
Kilmackilloge Harbour near Lauragh, Co. Kerry, Ireland - 01 May 2012. Robert Wilkes (R.Wilkes@epa.ie)
Publication Details
Ascophyllum mackayi (Turner) Holmes & Batters 1892: 128
Published in: Holmes, E.M. & Batters, E.A.L. (1890). A revised list of the British marine algae. Annals of Botany 5: 63-107.
Publication date: Dec 1890
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ascophyllum is Ascophylla laevigata Stackhouse.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ascophyllum nodosum f. mackayi (Turner) A.C.Mathieson & Dawes.
Basionym
Fucus mackayi Turner
Type Information
Type locality: Connemara, Galway, Ireland; (Athanasiadis 1996: 228) Type: BM?; Notes: A more precise locality is unkown. Connemara comprises much of the western part of County Galway (M.D. Guiry, 25 January 2003).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 September 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 July 2017
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 July 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 May 2024