Macrocystis obtusa Harvey 1833
Publication Details
Macrocystis obtusa Harvey 1833: 163, no fig.
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1833). Algae. In: The botany of Captain Beechey's voyage; comprising an account of the plants collected by Messrs Lay and Collie, and other officers of the expedition, during the voyage to the Pacific and Bering's Strait, performed in His Majesty's Ship Blossom, under the command of Captain F.W. Beechey, R.N., F.R. & A.S., in the years 1825, 26, 27, and 28. (Hooker, W.J. & Arnott, G.A. Eds), pp. 163-165. London: Henry G. Bohn, No. 4 York Street, Covent Garden.
Publication date: October [TL-2]
Original description: 
Type 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 Egregia obtusa (Harvey) P.C.Silva ex S.C.Lindstrom.
Type Information
Type locality: "California" [USA]; (Harvey 1833: 163) Holotype (single gathering): BM; 00056873 Notes: Collection site was either Monterey or San Francisco.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), obtuse, blunt (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 15 October 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 August 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
