Fucus radicans Bergström & Kautsky 2005
Publication Details
Fucus radicans Bergström & Kautsky 2005: 1029, figs 1a-d
Published in: Bergström, A., Tatarenkov, A., Johannesson, K., Jonsson, R.B. & Kautsky, L. (2005). Genetic and morphological identification of Fucus radicans sp. nov. (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) in the brackish Baltic Sea. Journal of Phycology 41: 1025-1038.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Fucus is Fucus vesiculosus Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Järnäs Udde, Nordmaling par., Angermanland, Sweden; (Bergström et al 2005: 1029) Holotype: Lena Bergström J16; 30 August 2003; 3 m depth; Swedish Museum of Natural History; (Bergström et al 2005: 1029) Notes: Paratypes: Sweden, Uppland, Oregrund, Smedjegatan; 16 June 2004, coll. L.Bergstrom IDSI; 8 July 2004, coll. L. Bergstrom 1-2 (SwedishMuseum of Natural History.
Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), rooting, putting forth aerial roots (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 18 November 2005 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 March 2025
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Nomenclatural note
"We determined that the previously described endemic species Fucus radicans is predominantly a large female clone of F. vesiculosus in its northern Baltic distribution. In the two Estonian sites, however, individuals earlier referred to as F. radicans are sexually and reproductively isolated from Baltic F. vesiculosus, revealing a separate lineage that may have diverged long before the formation of the Baltic Sea." (Pereyra & al. 2025). - (08 March 2025) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 March 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2025
