Fucus coronopifolius Goodenough & Woodward, nom. illeg. 1797
Publication Details
Fucus coronopifolius Goodenough & Woodward, nom. illeg. 1797: 185
Published in: Goodenough, S. & Woodward, T.J. (1797). Observations on the British Fuci, with particular descriptions of each species. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 3: 84-235, plates 16-19.
Request PDFPublication date: 1797
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 Sphaerococcus coronopifolius Stackhouse.
Source of Synonymy
Stackhouse, J. (1797). Nereis britannica; continens species omnes fucorum in insulis britannicis crescentium: descriptione latine et anglico, necnon iconibus ad vivum depictis... Fasc. 2. pp. ix-xxiv, 31-70, pls IX-XIII. Bathoniae [Bath] & Londini [London]: S. Hazard; J. White.
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Habitat in rupibus fubmarinis Dorsetiae, Devoniae et Cornubiae." [Dorset, Devon and Cornwall England]; (Goodenough & Woodward 1797: 185) Notes: "That the plant now described is the Fucus coronopi facie of R. Syn. has been ascertained from the examination of Buddie's Hortus Siccus, where the original specimen gathered by Mr. Stevens on the coast; of Cornwall is preserved. We have also received specimens from the fame coast, correfponding exactly with that above mentioned."
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), with leaves like Coronopus, a weedy flowering plant (now Lepidium.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 15 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 October 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 October 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024
