Fucus swartzii Turner, nom. illeg. 1811
Publication Details
Fucus swartzii Turner, nom. illeg. 1811: 120-121, pl. 248
Published in: Turner, D. (1809-1811 '1811'). Fuci sive plantarum fucorum generi a botanicis ascriptarum icones descriptiones et historia. Fuci, or colored figures and descriptions of the plants referrred by botanists to the genus Fucus. Vol. III pp. [i], [1]-148 , [1-2], pl. 135-196 (col. copp. by W.J. Hooker and others). Londini [London]: typis J. M'Creery, impensis J. et A. Arch.
Request PDFType 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 swartzii C.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.
Type Information
Type locality: Unknown; (Silva & al. 1996: 700) Notes: Noro et al. (1994: 27) give the following data: Type locality : Indian Ocean; Isotype specimen: MEL 696669.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 November 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 16 November 2024
