Fucus aquifolius Turner 1807
Current name:
Sargassum aquifolium (Turner) C.Agardh
Long Reef, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Fucus aquifolius Turner 1807: 111, pl. 50
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.
Request PDFPublication 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 aquifolium (Turner) C.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Agardh, C.A. (1820 '1821'). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Volumen primum. Pars prima. pp. [i-iv], [1]-168. Lundae [Lund]: ex officina Berlingiana.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 September 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 22 December 2024
