Fucus devoniensis Greville 1821

Publication Details
Fucus devoniensis Greville 1821: 396, pl. XIX [19]: figs 1-4

Published in: Greville, R.K. (1821). Descriptions of a new species of Fucus, found in Devonshire. Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society 3: 396-399.

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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 Ahnfeltiopsis devoniensis (Greville) P.C.Silva & DeCew.

Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C. & DeCew, T.C. (1992). Ahnfeltiopsis, a new genus in the Phyllophoraceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyceae). Phycologia 31: 576-580.

Type Information
Type locality: Torbay, Devonshire, England; (Athanasiadis 1996: 74) Type: BM;

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), living in Devon, a county shire in south-western England.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 05 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 06 February 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024

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