Fucus banksii Turner 1808

Publication Details
Fucus banksii Turner 1808: 1, pl. 1: figs. a-d

Published in: Turner, D. (1807-1808 '1808'). 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. I pp. [i, iii], [1]-164, [1]-2, pls 1-71 (col. copp. W.J. Hooker). Londini [London]: typis J. M'Creery, impensis J. et A. Arch.

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Publication date: Sep 1807-1 Jun 1808

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 Hormosira banksii (Turner) Decaisne.

Source of Synonymy
Womersley, H.B.S. (1987). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Part II. pp. [1]-484, 169 figs, 1 table, 8 plates, 4 maps. Adelaide: South Australian Government Printing Division.

Type Information
Type locality: New Holland Mr Menzies & Mr Brown [Australia]; (Turner 1807-1808: [2]) Type: BM-K; (Womersley 1987: 342)

Eponomy
Named for Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB, PRS (13 February 1743 – 19 June 1820), English naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 July 2024

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 July 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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