Fucus caprinus Gunnerus 1766
Publication Details
Fucus caprinus Gunnerus 1766: 96
Published in: Gunnerus, J.E. (1766). Flora norvegica, observationibus praesertim oeconomicis panosque norvegici locupletata. Vol. 1 pp. [i]-viii, 1-96, [4], 3 pls. Nidrosia [Trondheim] & Hafnia [Copenhagen]: Vinding & F.C. Pelt.
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 Polyides rotunda (Hudson) Gaillon.
Source of Synonymy
Drew, K.M. (1958). The typification of Polyides and Furcellaria. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 55: 744-752, 3 figs, Plates 61-63.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: [Unknown location][icon in] "Kongel. Norske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr. (Copenhagen) 4: t. 7. 1768"; (Jørgensen 2012: 1091) Epitype: TRH; Specimen 311.1 (without further data) in herb. Gunnerus (Jørgensen 2012: 1091) Notes: "Gunnerus did not refer to any specimen, but to an illustration to be published in “Acta Nidros.” (Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter) IV (1768) (there inscribed Fucus furcellatus), which I here designate as lectotype. I also designate a specimen (311.1) in his herbarium, without any data, as epitype (the same specimen that Drew, 1958 regarded as the holotype)." (Jørgensen 2012: 1091).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 April 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 April 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
