Fucus vesiculosus var. volubilis Goodenough & Woodward 1797

Publication Details
Fucus vesiculosus var. volubilis Goodenough & Woodward 1797: 144

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 Fucus vesiculosus f. volubilis (Goodenough & Woodward) A.C.Mathieson & Dawes.

Source of Synonymy
Mathieson, A.C. & Dawes, C.J. (2017). Seaweeds of the Northwest Atlantic. pp. [i]-x, 1-798, 109 pls. Amherst & Boston: University of Massachusetts Press.

Type Information
(Britain);

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

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 19 April 2001 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 July 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 July 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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