Fucus vermicularis (Scopoli) Bertoloni, nom. illeg. 1819

Publication Details
Fucus vermicularis (Scopoli) Bertoloni, nom. illeg. 1819: 308

Published in: Bertoloni, A. (1819). Amoenitates italicae sistentes opuscula ad rem herbariam et zoologiam Italiae spectantia. pp. [i-vi] + 1-472, 6 pls. Bononiae [Bologna]: Typis Annesii de Nobilibus.

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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 Dasycladus vermicularis (Scopoli) Krasser.

Source of Synonymy
Beck, G. & Zahlbruckner, A. (1898). Schedae ad »Kryptogamas exsiccatas« editae a Museo Palatino Vindobonensi. Centuria IV. Annalen des Kaiserlich-Königlichen Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums 13: 443-472, 4 figures.

Basionym
Spongia vermicularis Scopoli

Type Information
Type locality: "Habitat ibidem super lapides et conchas" [Adriatic Sea]; (Scopoli 1772: 412)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), worm-shaped, almost cylindrical and bent in places, marked with irregular waves or bent lines (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 19 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 November 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 December 2024

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