Fucus crinitus Desfontaines, nom. illeg. 1799
Publication Details
Fucus crinitus Desfontaines, nom. illeg. 1799: 425
Published in: Desfontaines, R. (1799). Flora atlantica, sive historia plantarum, quae in Atlante, agro Tunetano et Algeriensi crescunt. Tomus secundus. pp. 161-458, pls 181-261. Parisiis [Paris]: L.G. Desgranges.
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 Carpodesmia crinita (Duby) Orellana & Sansón.
Source of Synonymy
Orellana, S., Hernández, M. & Sansón, M. (2019). Diversity of Cystoseira sensu lato (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean based on morphological and DNA evidence, including Carpodesmia gen. emend. and Treptacantha gen. emend. European Journal of Phycology 54(3): 447-465 [1-19], 85 figs, 3 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: Corsica & French Riviera (Nice); (Berov & al. 2015: 70 (table 1)) Notes: in mare mediterraneo (INA).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), having tufts of long weak hairs (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 February 2003 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 July 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 July 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 November 2024
