Fucus ceranoides f. harveyanus (Decaisne) Kjellman 1880
Current name:
Fucus ceranoides Linnaeus
California, USA; sperm showing proboscis and long posterior flagellum characteristic of Fucaceae (phase-contrast optics)Eric Henry (eric@reedmariculture.com)
Publication Details
Fucus ceranoides f. harveyanus (Decaisne) Kjellman 1880: 8
Published in: Kjellman, F.R. (1880). Points-förteckning öfver Skandinaviens växter. Enumerantur plantae scandinaviae Vol. 1B: Algae. pp. 1-85. Lund: C.W.K. Gleerup.
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 Fucus ceranoides Linnaeus.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C. (1990). Hesperophycus Setchell & Gardner, nom. cons. prop., a problematic name applied to a distinctive genus of Fucaceae (Phaeophyceae). Taxon 39: 1-8, 3 figs.
Basionym
Fucus harveyanus Decaisne
Type Information
Type locality: Spetsbergen; (Athanasiadis 1996: 228)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ?like a wild parsnip.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 June 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 October 2024
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
