Fucus fungiformis Gunnerus 1776

Publication Details
Fucus fungiformis Gunnerus 1776: 107

Published in: Gunnerus, J.E. (1776 '1772'). Flora norvegica, observationibus praesertim oeconomicis panosque norvegici locupletata. Pars posterior, cum iconibus. pp. [i]- viii, [1]-148, indices, pls I-IX. Hafnia [Copenhagen]: Impensis Frederici Christiani Pelt.

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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 Ralfsia fungiformis (Gunnerus) Setchell & N.L.Gardner.

Source of Synonymy
Setchell, W.A. & Gardner, N.L. (1924). Phycological contributions, VII. University of California Publications in Botany 13: 1-13.

Type Information
Type locality: "Habitat in Islandia" [Iceland]; (Gunnerus 1776: 1091) Epitype: Helgi Jonsson; Iceland, Kolbeinsø, 1897; UPS; (Jørgensen 2012: 1091) Notes: "Gunnerus had no specimens, only citing Bauhin’s Pinax and Oeder’s treatment in Flora Danica 3(7), with tab. 420, which is the holotype. The Koenig specimen from Iceland which this is based on, has not been traced, so I here designate another Icelandic specimen as an epitype." (Jørgensen 2012: 1091)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 March 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024

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