Fucus verruculosus A.Bertoloni 1818

Publication Details
Fucus verruculosus A.Bertoloni 1818: 290, pl.XI [11]: fig. 4

Published in: Bertoloni, A. (1818). Lettera del dottore Antonio Bertoloni Professore di Botanica nell'Università di Bologna al signor Lamouroux Professore di Storia naturale nell'Accademia di Caen. Opuscoli Scientifici (Bologna) 2: 286-292, pls IV [err pro pl. X], XI.

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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 Rissoella verruculosa (A.Bertoloni) J.Agardh.

Source of Synonymy
Agardh, J.G. (1851). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumen secundum: algas florideas complectens. Part 1. pp. [i]-xii, [1]-336 + 337-351 [Addenda and Indices]. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.

Type Information
Type locality: in Lunae Portu [Golfo della Spezia, Italy]; (Bertoloni 1818: 290)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), covered with small wart-like outgrowths (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 24 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 August 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 August 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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