Fucus thunbergii Mertens ex Roth 1800

Publication Details
Fucus thunbergii Mertens ex Roth 1800: 104, pl. III

Published in: Roth, A.W. (1800). Catalecta botanica quibus plantae novae et minus cognitae describuntur atque illustrantur. Fasciculus secundus cum tabulis aeneis. IX. pp. [i-x], [i]-258, [1-2, add.], [1-2 index icon.], [1-5, index, 6-7 err., 8 note], IX pls. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: in Bibliopolio lo. Fr. Gleditschiano.

Request PDF

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 Sargassum thunbergii (Mertens ex Roth) Kuntze.

Source of Synonymy
Kuntze, O. (1880). Revision von Sargassum und das sogennante Sargasso-Meer. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 1: 191-239, 2 plates.

Type Information
Syntype localities: ""E Chinae et Iaponiae maribus attulit Ill. Thunberg" cujus nomen huic Algae imposuiit dilectiss. Mertens." [China and Japan seas];

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 11 December 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 13 September 2014

Verification of Data
Users are responsible for verifying the accuracy of information before use, as noted on the website Content page.

Linking to this page: https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=21667

Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 September 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024

Currently in AlgaeBase: