Fucus patens Goodenough & Woodward 1797

Publication Details
Fucus patens Goodenough & Woodward 1797: 105, 173

Published in: Goodenough, S. & Woodward, T.J. (1797). Observations on the British Fuci, with particular descriptions of each species. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 3: 84-235, plates 16-19.

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Publication date: 1797

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 Chondrus crispus Stackhouse.

Type Information
Syntype localities: Marazion in littore Cornubiensi et apud Ilfracombe in com. Devon. frequens [Marazion, Cornwall and Ilfracombe, South Devon, England]; (Goodenough & Woodward 1797: 173)

Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), spreading, outspread, diverging from the axis at almost 90 degrees (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 06 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.

Last updated: 27 February 2014

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Taxonomic note
The original material from Cornwall and Devon in England is representative of the highly polymorphic species Chondrus crispus. Later authors have used the name to apply to an unrelated species of Gymnogongrus. - (14 June 2008) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 February 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025

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