Fucus alatus Hudson 1762
Current name:
Membranoptera alata (Hudson) Stackhouse
Mullaghmore, Co. Sligo, Ireland; plants from 5-10 m subtidally; to 90 mm long - 26 May 1994. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Fucus alatus Hudson 1762: 472
Published in: Hudson, [W.] (1762). Flora anglica; exhibens plantas per regnum angliae sponte crescentes, distributas secundum systema sexuale: cum differentiis specierum, synonymis auctorum, nominibus incolarum, solo locorum, tempore florendi, ofììcinalibus pharmacopoeorum. pp. [i]-viii, [1- 8], 1-506, [1-22, ind.]. Londini [London]: Impensis auctoris: Prostant venales apud J. Nourse in the Strand, et C. Moran in Covent-Garden.
Publication date: Jan-Jun 1762
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 Membranoptera alata (Hudson) Stackhouse.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), winged (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 April 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 January 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 January 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024