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Sargassum ecuadoreanum W.R. Taylor

alga parda, brown algae

Sargassum ecuadoreanum , CDS specimen herbarium. Photo: Bravo, L..

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Chromista

Phylum
Ochrophyta

Class
Phaeophyceae

Order
Fucales

Family
Sargassaceae

Genus
Sargassum

Species
ecuadoreanum

Taxon category: Accepted

Type locality: Pta. Santa Elena, Ecuador. (Taylor 1945: 122-123). Holotype: W.R. Taylor No. 34-473; 8 Feb. 1934; Hancock Foundation (Taylor 1945: 122-123). Notes: Type from driftweed and observed in dredged material.

Status

IUCN Red List Category: Not evaluated

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

Garske, L.E. (2002) Macroalgas Marinas. In: Danulat, E. & Edgar, G.J. (eds.) (2002): Reserva Marina de Galápagos. Línea Base de la Biodiversidad. Fundación Charles Darwin/Servicio Parque Nacional Galápagos, Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador, p. 419-439.
Guiry, M.D. Guiry, G.M. (2021) AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org
Miller, K.A. Garske, L.E. (2011) Galápagos Seaweeds. unpublished manuscript, 49 pp.
Taylor, W.R. (1945) Pacific marine algae of the Allan Hancock Expeditions to the Galapagos Islands. Allan Hancock Pac. Expedit., 12, iv+-528.

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