Saccharina digitata (Hudson) Kuntze 1891
Current name:
Laminaria digitata (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux
Cooliva Quay, Co. Clare, Ireland; plants with very short stipes growing on sandy rocks at MLWN - 28 April 2006. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Saccharina digitata (Hudson) Kuntze 1891: 915
Published in: Kuntze, O. (1891). Revisio generum plantarum. Vol. 1 pp. i-clvi, 1-374. Leipzig, London, Milan, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. E. Stechert, Charles Klincksieck.
Request PDFPublication date: 5 November 1891
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Saccharina is Saccharina plana Stackhouse.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Laminaria digitata (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Basionym
Fucus digitatus Hudson
Type Information
Type locality: Habitat in rupibus marinis [Dwells on marine rocks, England]; (Hudson 1762: 475)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), digitate, with leaflets radiating from tip of leaf-stalk (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 January 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 August 2017
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 January 2025
