Fucus compressus Esper 1799

Publication Details
Fucus compressus Esper 1799: 152, pl. LXXVII [77]: figs 1-3

Published in: Esper, E.J.C. (1799). Icones fucorum cum characteribus systematicis, synonimis (sic) auctorum et descriptionibus novarum specierum. Abbildungen der Tange mit beygefügten systematischen Kennzeichen, Anführungen der Schriftsteller, und Beschribungen der neuen Gattungen. Erster Theil. Part 3. pp. 127-166, Plates LXIV-LXXXVII. Nürnberg: Raspe.

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 Cystoseira compressa (Esper) Gerloff & Nizamuddin.

Source of Synonymy
Gómez Garreta, A., Barcelo i Martí, M.C., Ribera Siguán, M.A. & Rull Lluch, J. (2001). Cystoseira C. Agardh. In: Flora Phycologica Iberica Vol. 1 Fucales. (Gómez Garreta, A. Eds) Vol.1, pp. 99-166. Murcia: Universidad de Murcia.

Type Information
Type locality: "Adriatischen Meers"; (Esper 1799: 152) Type: Wulfen; (INA 1996) Notes: Adriatic.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flattened, usually laterally (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 22 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 16 November 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024

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