Fucus wiggii Turner 1802
Current name:
Naccaria wiggii (Turner) Endlicher ex J.Agardh
North of Galicia, Spain, 2012Ignacio Barbara
Publication Details
Fucus wiggii Turner 1802: 135
Published in: Turner, D. (1802). Descriptions of four new species of Fucus. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 6: 125-136, pls VIII-X.
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The type species (lectotype) of the genus Fucus is Fucus vesiculosus Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Naccaria wiggii (Turner) Endlicher ex J.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Agardh, J.G. (1842). Algae maris Mediterranei et Adriatici, observationes in diagnosin specierum et dispositionem generum. pp. [i]-x, 1-164. Parisiis [Paris]: Apud Fortin, Masson et Cie.
Type Information
Type locality: Yarmouth, Norfolk, England; Type: BM;
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 April 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 April 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 December 2024
