Fucus carnosus Schmidel 1794

Publication Details
Fucus carnosus Schmidel 1794: 75

Published in: Schmidel, C.C. (1794). Descriptio itineris per Helvetiam Galliam et Germaniae partem: ann. MDCCLXXIII et MDCCLXXIIIi instituti; accedunt tabulae II aeneae. pp. i-xi, 1-102, 2 handcoloured engraved plates. Erlangae [Erlangen]: sumtu [sumptibus] Jo. Jacobi Palmius [Palm].

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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 Dilsea carnosa (Schmidel) Kuntze.

Source of Synonymy
Kuntze, O. (1898). Revisio generum plantarum. Vol. 3(3) pp. 1-576. Leipzig, London, Milan, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. E. Stechert, Charles Klincksieck.

Type Information
Type locality: Dieppe, Normandy, France; (Schmidel 1794: 75)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fleshy, succulent, soft but firm (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 14 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 February 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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