Fucus ericoides Linnaeus 1763
Publication Details
Fucus ericoides Linnaeus 1763: 1631
Published in: Linnaeus, C. (1763). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus II. Editio secunda, aucta. pp. 785-1684, [1-64, Indices]. Homiae [Stockholm]: Impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii.
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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 Ericaria selaginoides (Linnaeus) Molinari & Guiry.
Source of Synonymy
Molinari-Novoa, E.A. & Guiry, M.D. (2020). Reinstatement of the genera Gongolaria Boehmer and Ericaria Stackhouse (Sargassaceae, Phaeophyceae). Notulae Algarum 172: 1-10, 2 figures.
Type Information
Type locality: [Cornwall]; (Silva & al. 1996: 900) Lectotype (designated by Molinari & Guiry 2020): OXF; Sheet No. 1920, Sherard Herbarium (Molinari & Guiry 2020: 6)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 November 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 December 2024
