Fucus congestus R.Brown ex Turner 1809
Publication Details
Fucus congestus R.Brown ex Turner 1809: 105-106, pl. 179 (as 'Brown, MSS')
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 Areschougia congesta (R.Brown ex Turner) J.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Agardh, J.G. (1872). Bidrag till Florideernes systematik. Lunds Universitets Års-Skrift, Afdelningen for Mathematik och Naturvetenskap 8(6): 1-60.
Type Information
Type locality: "At Kent's Islands, near New Holland. Mr. Brown." [Tasmania]; (Turner 1809-1811: 105-106) Holotype: Robert Brown; BM; (Womersley 1994: 359)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), congested.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 February 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
