Fucus pinnatifidus var. osmunda (S.G.Gmelin) Turner 1802
Current name:
Osmundea osmunda (S.G.Gmelin) K.W.Nam & Maggs
microscope, Lourido, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, 2008Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Fucus pinnatifidus var. osmunda (S.G.Gmelin) Turner 1802: 267
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 Osmundea osmunda (S.G.Gmelin) K.W.Nam & Maggs.
Basionym
Fucus osmunda S.G.Gmelin
Type Information
Type locality: "Mare mediterraneum, Littora Angliae, praesertim Haruici on scopulis" [Harwich, Essex, England]; (INA 1996) Lectotype: illustration in S.G.Gmelin (1768: 155, pl. 16, fig. 2) (Maggs & Hommersand 1993)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pinnately cleft (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 April 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 December 2018
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Citing AlgaeBase
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 December 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 November 2024
