Agarum esculentum (Linnaeus) Bory 1826
Current name:
Alaria esculenta (Linnaeus) Greville
Spiddal, Co. Galway, Ireland; close-up of frond with mid-rib - 18 April 2003. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Agarum esculentum (Linnaeus) Bory 1826: 194
Published in: Bory de Saint-Vincent, J.B.G.M. (1826). Laminaire, Laminaria. In: Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle. (Audouin, I. et al. Eds) Vol. 9, pp. 187-194.
Original description: 
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Agarum is Agarum clathratum Dumortier.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Alaria esculenta (Linnaeus) Greville.
Source of Synonymy
Greville, R.K. (1830). Algae britannicae, or descriptions of the marine and other inarticulated plants of the British islands, belonging to the order Algae; with plates illustrative of the genera. pp. [i]-lxxxviii, [1]-218, pl. 1-19. Edinburgh & London: McLachlan & Stewart; Baldwin & Cradock.
Basionym
Fucus esculentus Linnaeus
Type Information
Type locality: Atlantic Ocean; (Widdowson 1971: 31) Lectotype: LINN; 1274.63 (Widdowson 1971: 31)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), edible (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 January 2003 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 12 December 2024
