Fucus flexuosus Esper 1802
Publication Details
Fucus flexuosus Esper 1802: 43-44, pl. CXXXI: figs 1-3
Published in: Esper, E.J.C. (1802). Icones fucorum cum characteribus systematicis, synonimis (sic) auctorum et descriptionibus novarum specierum. Abbildungen der Tange mit beygefügten systematischen Kennzeichen, Anführungen der Schriftsteller, und Beschribungen der neuen Gattungen. Zweyter Theil. Part 1. pp. [1]-53 [sic], pls CXII-CXXXV. Nürnberg: Raspe.
Request PDFType 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 Carpophyllum flexuosum (Esper) Greville.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), zigzag, bent alternately in opposite directions (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 June 2008
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 June 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
