Fucus rotundatus Hudson, nom. illeg. 1762
Publication Details
Fucus rotundatus Hudson, nom. illeg. 1762: 471
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.
Request PDFPublication 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 Bifurcaria bifurcata R.Ross.
Type Information
Type locality: "Habitat in rupibus marinis prope S. Ives in Cornubia [Cornwall]. Ray Syn."; (Hudson 1762: 471)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), almost circular, with length breadth ratio of about 6 to 5 (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 October 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 October 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
