Fucus asparagoides Woodward 1794

Publication Details
Fucus asparagoides Woodward 1794: 29

Published in: Woodward, T.J. (1794). Descriptions of two new British Fuci. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 2: 29-31, 2 pls.

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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 Bonnemaisonia asparagoides (Woodward) C.Agardh.

Source of Synonymy
Agardh, C.A. (1822). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Volumen primum pars posterior. pp. [v-vi], 169-398. Lundae [Lund]: ex officina Berlingiana.

Type Information
Type locality: Norfolk, England; (Woodward 1794) Lectotype: original illustration (Woodward 1794: pl. 6)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 24 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 02 January 2010

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 January 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024

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