Fucus denticulatus N.L.Burman 1768

Publication Details
Fucus denticulatus N.L.Burman 1768: 28 [bis, actually p. 32]

Published in: Burman, N.L. (1768). Flora indica: cui accedit series zoophytorum indicorum, nec non prodromus florae capensis. pp. [i-vii], [1]-241 [242 = Elenchus tabularum][1-17], [1] 1*, 2-28, 25 [bis]-28 [bis], pls 1-21, 21*, 22-67. Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden], Amstelaedami [Amsterdam]: apud Cornelium Haek, apud Johannem Schreuderum.

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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 Eucheuma denticulatum (N.L.Burman) Collins & Hervey.

Type Information
Type locality: Uncertain; (Silva & al. 1996: 330) Type: LINN; 1274-104 (Yoshida 1998: 801) Notes: Said to be Cape Of Good Hope, South Africa, but probably in error (Silva, Meñez & Moe, 1987: 46). See Doty (1988: 179, 180).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 19 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 30 January 2010

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 January 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 December 2024

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