Fucus alatus var. angustissimus Turner 1811
Publication Details
Fucus alatus var. angustissimus Turner 1811: 60, pl. 160: figs k, l (as '[gamma] angustissimus')
Published in: Turner, D. (1809-1811 '1811'). Fuci sive plantarum fucorum generi a botanicis ascriptarum icones descriptiones et historia. Fuci, or colored figures and descriptions of the plants referrred by botanists to the genus Fucus. Vol. III pp. [i], [1]-148 , [1-2], pl. 135-196 (col. copp. by W.J. Hooker and others). Londini [London]: typis J. M'Creery, impensis J. et A. Arch.
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 Membranoptera carpophylla (Kützing) Athanasiadis.
Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. (2016). Phycologia Europaea Rhodophyta Vol. II. pp. [2], 763-1504. Thessaloniki: Published and distributed by the author.
Type Information
Syntype localities: "apud Scarborough. D. Pitchford.—Apud Lossiemouth, in Scotiae Septentrionalis oris orientalibus. D. Brodie."; (Turner 1809-1811: 59)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), winged (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 January 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 January 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024
