Fucus spiralis var. platycarpus Batters 1902
Publication Details
Fucus spiralis var. platycarpus Batters 1902: 50
Published in: Batters, E.A.L. (1902). A catalogue of the British marine algae being a list of all the species of seaweeds known to occur on the shores of the British Islands, with the localities where they are found. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 40(Supplement): 1-107.
Request PDFType 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 macroguiryi Almeida, E.A.Serrão & G.A.Pearson.
Source of Synonymy
Almeida, S.C., Neiva, J., Sousa, F., Martin, N., Cox, C.J., Melo-Ferreira, J., Guiry, M.D., Serrão, E.A. & Pearson, G.A. (2022). A low-latitude species pump: Peripheral isolation, parapatric speciation and mating-system evolution converge in a marine radiation. Molecular Ecology 31: [1-21] 4797–4817, 7 figs.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spiral (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 October 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 December 2024
