Fucus viridis O.F.Müller 1782
Current name:
Desmarestia viridis (O.F.Müller) J.V.Lamouroux
Upper subtidal (Peter the Great Bay, Russia) - 09 March 2012. Contact: Eduard and Tamara Titlyanova (etitlyanov@mail.ru)
Publication Details
Fucus viridis O.F.Müller 1782: 5, pl. DCCCXXXVI [836]
Published in: Müller, O.F. (1782). Flora danica. Vol. 5, fasc. 15 pp. 6, Plates 841-900. Havniae [Copenhagen].
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Fucus is Fucus vesiculosus Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Desmarestia viridis (O.F.Müller) J.V.Lamouroux.
Source of Synonymy
Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1813). Essai sur les genres de la famille des Thalassiophytes non articulées. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 20: 21-47, 115-139, 267-293, plates 7-13.
Type Information
Type locality: Sinus Dróbachiense [Drøbak, Norway]; (Müller 1782: 5) Lectotype: original illustration (epitype)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), green (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 October 2024
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 December 2024
