Fucus vesiculosus var. limitaneus Montagne 1840
Current name:
Fucus limitaneus (Montagne) Montagne
Fucus spiralis var. limitaneus, North of Galicia, Spain, 2013, Ignacio Bárbara Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Fucus vesiculosus var. limitaneus Montagne 1840: 139, no fig.
Published in: Montagne, C. (1840). Plantae cellulares. Familis III. Phyceae Fries.. In: Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries. Tome troisième. Deuxième partie. Phytographia canariensis. Section Ultima. (Barker-Webb, P. & Berthelot, S. Eds), pp. 132-194. Paris: Béthune. Éditeur, rue de Vaugirard, 36.
Request PDFType 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 Fucus limitaneus (Montagne) Montagne.
Source of Synonymy
Almeida, S.C., Neiva, J., Sousa, F., Martin, N., Cox, C.J., Melo-Ferreira, J., Guiry, M.D., Serrão, E.A. & Pearson, G.A. (2022). A low-latitude species pump: Peripheral isolation, parapatric speciation and mating-system evolution converge in a marine radiation. Molecular Ecology 31: [1-21] 4797–4817, 7 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: "HAB. Ad rupes maritimas Canariae rarissimus." [Canary Islands]; (Montagne 1840: 139) Lectotype (designated by Almeida & al. 2022: [7]): PC; 0044470 (Almeida & al. 2022: [7])
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), covered with little bladders or blisters (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 January 2007 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 September 2024
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Nomenclatural note
"VAR. Limitaneus, Montag. : pusillus, vix digitalis, fronde simplici aut à basi ramosa, evesiculosâ, poris pertusâ, ad receptaculum ellipticum saepè reductâ."
- (24 February 2019) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 September 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 April 2025
