Fucus seaforthii Turner 1808

Publication Details
Fucus seaforthii Turner 1808: 129-130, pl. 120

Published in: Turner, D. (1808-1809 '1809'). 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. II pp. [i], [1]-164, [1-2], pls 72-134 (col. copp. W.J. Hooker). Londini [London]: typis J. M'Creery, impensis J. et A. Arch.

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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 Alsidium seaforthii (Turner) J.Agardh.

Source of Synonymy
García-Soto, G. & Lopez-Bautista, J. (2018). Taxonomic notes on the genus Alsidium C. Agardh, including the merging of Bryothamnion Kützing (Rhodomelaceae). Algae. An International Journal of Algal Research 33(3): 215-229.

Type Information
Type locality: Island of Barbadoes [Barbados]; (Turner 1808-1809: 130) Type: Lord Seaforth; BM-K;

Eponomy
Named for Francis Humberston Mackenzie (1754-1819), 1st Baron Seaforth, Governor of Barbados (1800-1806), during which period he ended slavery and slave killing on the island).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 04 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 May 2019

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 May 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024

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