Fucus spiralis var. nanus (Kjellman) S.M.Baker & Bohling, nom. illeg. 1916

Publication Details
Fucus spiralis var. nanus (Kjellman) S.M.Baker & Bohling, nom. illeg. 1916: 351

Published in: Baker, S.M. & Bohling, M.H. (1916 '1915'). On the brown seaweeds of the salt marsh. - Part II. Their systematic relationships, morphology and ecology. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 43: 325-380.

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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 Fucus spiralis Linnaeus.

Basionym
Fucus areschougii f. nanus Kjellman

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spiral (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 19 April 2001 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 05 September 2012

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Irish note
Cotton (1912) includes a note on this entity. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 September 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 March 2025

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