Podopteris esculentum (Linnaeus) Bachelot Pylaie 1830
Current name:
Alaria esculenta (Linnaeus) Greville
Spiddal, Co. Galway, Ireland; fronds exposed at low water; 16-mm lens - 18 April 2003. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Podopteris esculentum (Linnaeus) Bachelot Pylaie 1830: 23
Published in: Bachelot de la Pylaie, A.J.M. (1830 '1829'). Flore de Terre-Neuve et des Iles Saint-Pierre et Miclon. Livraison [Algae]. pp. 1-128. Paris: Typographie de A. Firmin Didot, rue Jacob, No. 24.
Publication date: 22 January 1830
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Podopteris is Laminaria esculenta (Linnaeus) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Alaria esculenta (Linnaeus) Greville.
Source of Synonymy
Widdowson, T.B. (1972 '1971'). A taxonomic revision of the genus Alaria Greville. Syesis 4: 11-49.
Basionym
Fucus esculentus Linnaeus
Type Information
Type locality: Atlantic Ocean; (Widdowson 1971: 31) Lectotype: LINN; 1274.63 (Widdowson 1971: 31)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), edible (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 June 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 November 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024