Fucus forsteri Mertens ex Turner 1809

Publication Details
Fucus forsteri Mertens ex Turner 1809: 15, 16, pl. 77

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 Laurencia forsteri (Mertens ex Turner) Greville.

Source of Synonymy
Greville, R.K. (1830). Algae britannicae, or descriptions of the marine and other inarticulated plants of the British islands, belonging to the order Algae; with plates illustrative of the genera. pp. [i]-lxxxviii, [1]-218, pl. 1-19. Edinburgh & London: McLachlan & Stewart; Baldwin & Cradock.

Type Information
Type locality: "New Zealand. Sir C. P. Thunberg.—Coast of New Holland, parasitical upon other Fuci. Mr. Menzies."; (Turner 1808-1809: 16) Lectotype: Mr Menzies; BM; (Womersley 2003: 462) Notes: Lectotype selected by Saito & Womersley (1974: 824).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 07 May 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 May 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024

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