Fucus palmetta S.G.Gmelin 1768
Publication Details
Fucus palmetta S.G.Gmelin 1768: 183, pl. XXII [22]: fig. 3; pl. XXIII [23]
Published in: Gmelin, S.G. (1768). Historia fucorum. pp. [i-xii], [i]-239, [i]-6 expl. tab., 35 pls [1A, IB, IIA, IIB, III-XXXIII]. Petropoli [St. Petersburg]: Ex typographia Academiae scientiarum.
Request PDFPublication date: p. xii: i Mai 1768
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 Cryptonemia palmetta (S.G.Gmelin) Woelkering, G.Furnari, Cormaci & McNeill.
Source of Synonymy
Woelkerling, W.J., Furnari, G., Cormaci, M. & McNeill, J. (2019). Typification and nomenclature of four species names with links to Cryptonemia (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta): Fucus palmetta S.G.Gmelin, Delesseria gmelinii J.V.Lamouroux, Fucus lomation Bertoloni, and Sphaerococcus lactuca C.Agardh. Notulae Algarum 112: 1-6, 3 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: "littora Oceani septentrionalis et mari mediterranei" [seashores of the North Ocean and the Mediterranean]; (Gmelin 1768: 183) Notes: Lectotype (desingated by Woelkering et al. 2019: 1): Gmelin (1768: pl. XXIII) in the absence of specimens. Epitype (desingated by Woelkering et al. 2019: 1): PC0474619 (Trieste, Italy) as the epitype ( Woelkering et al.2019: fig. 2).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 December 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 August 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 August 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024
