Sargassum natans

Sargassum natans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fucales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Chromista Subregnum: Harosa Infraregnum: Heterokonta Phylum: Ochrophyta Subphylum: Phaeista Infraphylum: Limnista Superclassis: Fucistia Classis: Phaeophyceae Subclassis: Fucophycidae Ordo: Fucales

Familia: Sargassaceae
Genus: Sargassum
Subgenus: Sargassum
Species: Sargassum natans

Name

Sargassum natans (Linnaeus) Gaillon, 1828

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Fucus natans Linnaeus, 1753
    • Lectotype locality: "Indica" (probably Jamaica) (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996: 687).
• Homotypic
  • Baccalaria natans (Linnaeus) S.F.Gray, 1821
• Heterotypic
  • Fucus sargasso S.G.Gmelin, 1768
  • Fucus baccifer Turner, 1802
  • Sargassum bacciferum (Turner) C.Agardh, 1820
  • Baccalaria teres S.F.Gray, 1821

References

• Gaillon, B. 1828. Résumé méthodique des classifications des Thalassiophytes. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles [Levrault] 53: 350–406, Tables 1-3. BHL Reference page. : 355.
• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2017. Sargassum natans. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 6 April 2017.

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