Fucus maximus Osbeck 1757
Current name:
Ecklonia maxima (Osbeck) Papenfuss
South Africa; feeding fronds to abaloneMichael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Fucus maximus Osbeck 1757: 283
Published in: Osbeck, P. (1757). Dagbok öfwer en Ostindisk resa åren 1750, 1751, 1752. Med anmårkningar uti naturkunnigheten, fråmmande folkslags språk, seder, hushållning [Journal of an East Indian voyage during the years 1750, 1751, 1752]. pp. [i-viii], [1]-376, [1-16 (Index)], pls I-XII. Stockholm: Tryckt hos L.L. Grefing.
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 Ecklonia maxima (Osbeck) Papenfuss.
Source of Synonymy
Papenfuss, G.F. (1940). A revision of the South African marine algae in herbarium Thunberg. Symbolae Botanicae Upsalensis 4(3): 1-17.
Type Information
Type locality: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 639)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), largest.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 April 2013
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 April 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024
