Fucus floccosus Esper 1802

Publication Details
Fucus floccosus Esper 1802: 42, pl. CXXX: figs 1, 2

Published in: Esper, E.J.C. (1802). Icones fucorum cum characteribus systematicis, synonimis (sic) auctorum et descriptionibus novarum specierum. Abbildungen der Tange mit beygefügten systematischen Kennzeichen, Anführungen der Schriftsteller, und Beschribungen der neuen Gattungen. Zweyter Theil. Part 1. pp. [1]-53 [sic], pls CXII-CXXXV. Nürnberg: Raspe.

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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 Odonthalia floccosa (Esper) Falkenberg.

Source of Synonymy
Falkenberg, P. (1901). Die Rhodomelaceen des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte Heraus gegeben von der zoologischen Station zu Neapel. Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel, Monographie 26. pp. i-xvi, 1-754, 10 figs, 24 pls. Berlin: Verlag von R. Friedländer & Sohns.

Type Information
Type locality: Trinidad, Humboldt Co., California, U.S.A.; (Silva 1979: 330) Notes: Original description has "Nootkasund".

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), woolly.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 14 June 2008

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 June 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 November 2024

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