Fucus byssoides Goodenough & Woodward 1797

Current name: Vertebrata byssoides (Goodenough & Woodward) Kuntze
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Publication Details
Fucus byssoides Goodenough & Woodward 1797: 229

Published in: Goodenough, S. & Woodward, T.J. (1797). Observations on the British Fuci, with particular descriptions of each species. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 3: 84-235, plates 16-19.

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Publication date: 1797

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 Vertebrata byssoides (Goodenough & Woodward) Kuntze.

Type Information
Type locality: Christchurch, Hampshire ; (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 302) Lectotype: ex herb. Goodenough; 1794; BM-K; (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 302) Notes: Syntype localities: 'Sheppey Island, near Hastings, Weymouth, Exmouth and elsewhere' Goodenough & Woodward 1797: 229 (Parsons 1980: 274).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 25 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 May 2017

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 May 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 April 2025