Fucus vesiculosus f. linearis (Hudson) H.T.Powell 1957

Publication Details
Fucus vesiculosus f. linearis (Hudson) H.T.Powell 1957: 416

Published in: Powell, H.T. (1957). Studies in the genus Fucus L. I. Fucus distichus L. emend. Powell. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 36: 407-432, pls. I-II.

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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 vesiculosus var. linearis (Hudson) Kützing.

Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. (1996). Taxonomisk litteratur och biogeografi av Skandinaviska rödalger och brunalger. pp. 1-280, 1 map. Göteborg: Algologia.

Basionym
Fucus linearis Hudson

Type Information
Type locality: "In littoribus marinis passin";

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), covered with little bladders or blisters (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 June 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 11 February 2007

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 February 2007. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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