Fucus turbinatus Linnaeus 1753
Current name:
Turbinaria turbinata (Linnaeus) Kuntze
Water color rendition of live specimen. Puerto Rico. Scale bar = 2.0 cm. - 09 December 2021. CC BY-NC 4.0
Publication Details
Fucus turbinatus Linnaeus 1753: 1160
Published in: Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol. 2 pp. [i], 561-1200, [1-30, index], [i, err.]. Holmiae [Stockholm]: Impensis Laurentii Salvii.
Publication date: 1 May 1753
Original description: 
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 Turbinaria turbinata (Linnaeus) Kuntze.
Type Information
Type locality: "in Americae rupibus marinis" [Jamaica]; (Silva & al. 1996: 715) Notes: Silva et al. (1996) recommend consulting Howe (1920: 591) for more information on the type locality of this species.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 July 2016
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 July 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 November 2024
