Fucus aculeatus Esper, nom. illeg. 1798
Publication Details
Fucus aculeatus Esper, nom. illeg. 1798: pl. 33
Published in: Esper, E.J.C. (1798). Icones fucorum cum characteribus systematicis, synonimis (sic) auctorum et descriptionibus novarum specierum. Abbildungen der Tange mit beygefügten systematischen Kennzeichen, Anführungen der Schriftsteller, und Beschribungen der neuen Gattungen. Vol. Erster Theil, Part 2 pp. 55-126, pls XXV-LXIII. Nürnberg: Raspe.
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 Gongolaria usneoides (Linnaeus) Molinari & Guiry.
Source of Synonymy
Molinari-Novoa, E.A. & Guiry, M.D. (2020). Reinstatement of the genera Gongolaria Boehmer and Ericaria Stackhouse (Sargassaceae, Phaeophyceae). Notulae Algarum 172: 1-10, 2 figures.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), prickly, spine-like (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 June 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 December 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 December 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
