Fucus agarum S.G.Gmelin 1768
Publication Details
Fucus agarum S.G.Gmelin 1768: 210, pl. XXXII
Published in: Gmelin, S.G. (1768). Historia fucorum. pp. [i-xii], [i]-239, [i]-6 expl. tab., 35 pls [1A, IB, IIA, IIB, III-XXXIII]. Petropoli [St. Petersburg]: Ex typographia Academiae scientiarum.
Request PDFPublication date: p. xii: i Mai 1768
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 Agarum clathratum Dumortier.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C. (1991). Nomenclatural remarks on Agarum (Laminariaceae, Phaeopyceae). Japanese Journal of Phycology 39: 217-221.
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Oceanus Indiae orientalis et mare Kamtschaticum"; (Silva & al. 1996: 895)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 06 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 May 2017
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 May 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024
