Fucus dilatatus Turner 1811
Publication Details
Fucus dilatatus Turner 1811: 57-58, pl. 219
Published in: Turner, D. (1809-1811 '1811'). Fuci sive plantarum fucorum generi a botanicis ascriptarum icones descriptiones et historia. Fuci, or colored figures and descriptions of the plants referrred by botanists to the genus Fucus. Vol. III pp. [i], [1]-148 , [1-2], pl. 135-196 (col. copp. by W.J. Hooker and others). Londini [London]: typis J. M'Creery, impensis J. et A. Arch.
Request PDFType 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 Gymnogongrus dilatatus (Turner) J.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 319)
Origin of Species Name
(Latin), broadened, expanded, spread out, or widened
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 January 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 January 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
