Fucus erinaceus Turner 1807
Current name:
Nothogenia erinacea (Turner) P.G.Parkinson
Kommetjie, Cape Peninsula, South Africa; intertidal rock - 20 September 2005. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Fucus erinaceus Turner 1807: 55, pl. 26
Published in: Turner, D. (1807-1808 '1808'). Fuci sive plantarum fucorum generi a botanicis ascriptarum icones descriptiones et historia. Fuci, or coloured figures and descriptions of the plants referred by botanists to the genus Fucus. Vol. I pp. [i, iii], [1]-164, [1]-2, pls 1-71 (col. copp. W.J. Hooker). Londini [London]: typis J. M'Creery, impensis J. et A. Arch.
Request PDFPublication date: Sep 1807-1 Jun 1808
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 Nothogenia erinacea (Turner) P.G.Parkinson.
Type Information
Type locality: Cape of Good Hope; (Silva & al. 1996: 112)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), prickly or hedgehog-like.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 January 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024
