Fucus stiriatus Turner 1807

Publication Details
Fucus stiriatus Turner 1807: 32, pl. 16

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.

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Publication 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 Sarcothalia stiriata (Turner) Leister.

Source of Synonymy
Hommersand, M.H., Guiry, M.D., Fredericq, S. & Leister, G.L. (1993). New perspectives in the taxonomy of the Gigartinaceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta). Proceedings of the International Seaweed Symposium 14: 105-120, 41 figs.

Type Information
Type locality: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 294) Lectotype: BM; (Hommersand, Guiry, Fredericq & Leister 1993: 112) Notes: Collected by Thunberg.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 25 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 October 2022

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024

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