Fucus ilicifolius Turner 1807

Publication Details
Fucus ilicifolius Turner 1807: 113, pl. 51

Published in: Turner, D. (1807-1808 '1808'). Fuci sive plantarum fucorum generi a botanicis ascriptarum icones descriptiones et historia. Fuci, or coloured figures and descriptions of the plants referred by botanists to the genus Fucus. Vol. I pp. [i, iii], [1]-164, [1]-2, pls 1-71 (col. copp. W.J. Hooker). Londini [London]: typis J. M'Creery, impensis J. et A. Arch.

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Publication date: Sep 1807-1 Jun 1808

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 Sargassum ilicifolium (Turner) C.Agardh.

Source of Synonymy
Mattio, L., Payri, C.E. & Verlaque, M. (2009). Taxonomic revision and geographic distribution of the subgenus Sargassum (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) in the western and central Pacific islands based on morphological and molecular analyses. Journal of Phycology 45(5): 1213-1227.

Type Information
Type locality: Sunda Strait, Indonesia; (Silva & al. 1996: 676) Holotype: BM; 562953 (Mattio et al. 2009: 1224) Notes: Collector: Mr. George Watts (INA).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 28 June 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 January 2021

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 December 2024

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