Fucus fruticulosus Wulfen 1791
Current name:
Vertebrata fruticulosa (Wulfen) Kuntze
Finavarra, Co. Clare, Ireland - 23 July 2009. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Fucus fruticulosus Wulfen 1791: 159, species CCXCVIII [298]: pl. 16, fig. 1
Published in: Jacquin, N.J. (1791 '1789'). Collectanea ad botanicam, chemiam, et historiam naturalem, spectantia cum figuris. Vol. III. In: . ( Eds), pp. [1]-306. Vindobonae [Vienna]: Ex Officina Wappleriana.
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 Vertebrata fruticulosa (Wulfen) Kuntze.
Source of Synonymy
Díaz-Tapia, P., McIvor, L., Freshwater, D.W., Verbruggen, H., Wynne, M.J. & Maggs, C.A. (2017). The genera Melanothamnus Bornet & Falkenberg and Vertebrata S.F. Gray constitute well-defined clades of the red algal tribe Polysiphonieae (Rhodomelaceae, Ceramiales). European Journal of Phycology 52(1): 1-20, 77 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Trieste [Tergestum], Adriatic; (Díaz-Tapia & al. 2017: table 3) Lectotype: Wulfen (1789, pl. 16, fig. 1) (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 363)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), small and shrubby.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 06 April 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 November 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 December 2024