Fucodium constrictum (Kützing) J.Agardh 1848
Current name:
Axillaria constricta (Kützing) Gruber
Olifantsbos, Cape Peninsula, South Africa© M.D. Guiry
Publication Details
Fucodium constrictum (Kützing) J.Agardh 1848: 205
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1848). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumen Primum. Algas fucoideas complectens. pp. [i-vi], [i]-viii, [1]-363. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Fucodium is Fucodium nodosum (Linnaeus) J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Axillariella constricta (Kützing) P.C.Silva.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C. (1959). Remarks on algal nomenclature. II. Taxon 8: 60-64.
Basionym
Carpoglossum constrictum Kützing
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), constricted.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 January 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 August 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
