Fucus pinnatifidus Hudson 1762
Current name:
Osmundea pinnatifida (Hudson) Stackhouse
Spiddal, Co. Galway, Ireland; on limpet with Ceramium and other filamentous algae - 03 April 2011. M.D. Guiry
Publication Details
Fucus pinnatifidus Hudson 1762: 473
Published in: Hudson, [W.] (1762). Flora anglica; exhibens plantas per regnum angliae sponte crescentes, distributas secundum systema sexuale: cum differentiis specierum, synonymis auctorum, nominibus incolarum, solo locorum, tempore florendi, ofììcinalibus pharmacopoeorum. pp. [i]-viii, [1- 8], 1-506, [1-22, ind.]. Londini [London]: Impensis auctoris: Prostant venales apud J. Nourse in the Strand, et C. Moran in Covent-Garden.
Publication date: Jan-Jun 1762
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 Osmundea pinnatifida (Hudson) Stackhouse.
Type Information
Type locality: Harwich, Essex, England; (Silva & al. 1996: 534) Notes: This type locality was first recorded by Maggs & Hommersand (1993: 403, footnote). UK: England: Deal; collector: Mr. Dandridge (INA).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pinnately cleft (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 February 2024
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024