Register of Antarctic Species (RAS) - Macrocystis C.Agardh, 1820

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AfReMaS taxon details

Macrocystis C.Agardh, 1820

AphiaID

206527 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206527)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C.Agardh, 1820

Parent

Laminariaceae Bory, 1827

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Species Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C.Agardh, 1820
Species Macrocystis angustifolia Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1826 accepted as Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C.Agardh, 1820 (synonym)

Environment

marine

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Macrocystis C.Agardh, 1820. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206527 on 2025-05-16

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025). African Register of Marine Species. Macrocystis C.Agardh, 1820. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206527 on 2025-05-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2000-08-16 08:45:33Z

created

Vermaercke, Sigrid

2007-06-03 15:46:28Z

changed

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2008-10-31 06:52:44Z

changed

Guiry, Michael D.

2012-07-04 13:40:04Z

changed

Guiry, Michael D.

[taxonomic tree]

basis of record Silva, P. C.; Basson, P. W.; Moe, R. L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. <em>University of California Publications in Botany.</em> 79: 1-1259., available online at https://books.google.be/books?hl=pt-PT&lr=&id=vtBdDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR11&dq=Catalogue+of+the+benthic+marine+algae+of+the+Indian+Ocean&ots=FL-YOKu8Cx&sig=3PmT926F1rNHQTf1AhDeY-ztmu4#v=onepage&q=Catalogue%20of%20the%20benthic%20marine%20algae%20of%20the%20 [details]

additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]