Fucus humboldtii Bonpland 1809

Publication Details
Fucus humboldtii Bonpland 1809: [7], pl. 68/LXVIII

Published in: Humboldt, A. von & Bonpland, A.[J.G.B.] (1809). Plantes équinoxiales recueillies au Mexique: dans l'île de Cuba, dans les provinces de Caracas, de Cumana et de Barcelone, aux Andes de la Nouvelle Grenade, de Quito et du Pérou, et sur les bords du rio-Negro de Orénoque et de la rivière des Amazones. Vol. 2 pp. [i-v], [i]-191, pl. 66-97, 98 ['97'], 99-140. Paris: F. Schoell.

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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 Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C.Agardh.

Type Information
Type locality: "Habitat ¡n Mari Pacifico, juxta urben Truxillo dictam" [Trujillo, Peru?]; (Humboldt & Bonpland 1809: 7)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 12 June 2007 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 July 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024

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