Fucus versicolor S.G.Gmelin 1768
Publication Details
Fucus versicolor S.G.Gmelin 1768: 158, pl. XVI: fig. 2
Published in: Gmelin, S.G. (1768). Historia fucorum. pp. [i-xii], [i]-239, [i]-6 expl. tab., 35 pls [1A, IB, IIA, IIB, III-XXXIII]. Petropoli [St. Petersburg]: Ex typographia Academiae scientiarum.
Request PDFPublication date: p. xii: i Mai 1768
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 Gelidium versicolor (S.G.Gmelin) J.V.Lamouroux.
Source of Synonymy
Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1813). Essai sur les genres de la famille des Thalassiophytes non articulées. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 20: 21-47, 115-139, 267-293, plates 7-13.
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Promentorium capitis bonae spei [Cape of Good Hope] ... et in Hollandiam ... "; (Gmelin 1768: 158)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), changing colour, variously coloured (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 November 2013 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 04 March 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 March 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
