Fucus crispus var. patens (Goodenough & Woodward) Turner 1802
Publication Details
Fucus crispus var. patens (Goodenough & Woodward) Turner 1802: 227
Published in: Turner, D. (1802). A synopsis of the British Fuci 2 vols in one. pp. [i]-xlvi, [i]-189; [192]-400. London: Sold by J. White, Fleet-Street; and T. Longman and O. Rees, Paternoster-Row (Printed by F. Bush, Yarmouth.).
Publication date: May 1802
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.
Basionym
Fucus patens Goodenough & Woodward
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
Adjective (Latin), crisped, irregularly waved and twisted (Stearn 1983).
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 June 2008
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 June 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024