Fucus lomation Bertoloni 1818
Current name:
Cryptonemia palmetta (S.G.Gmelin) Woelkering, G.Furnari, Cormaci & McNeill
microscope, Lourido, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, 2008; TS blade showing thin thallus and expanded marginsIgnacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Fucus lomation Bertoloni 1818: 289, pl. X [10]: fig. 3
Published in: Bertoloni, A. (1818). Lettera del dottore Antonio Bertoloni Professore di Botanica nell'Università di Bologna al signor Lamouroux Professore di Storia naturale nell'Accademia di Caen. Opuscoli Scientifici (Bologna) 2: 286-292, pls IV [err pro pl. X], XI.
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 Cryptonemia palmetta (S.G.Gmelin) Woelkering, G.Furnari, Cormaci & McNeill.
Source of Synonymy
Woelkerling, W.J., Furnari, G., Cormaci, M. & McNeill, J. (2019). Typification and nomenclature of four species names with links to Cryptonemia (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta): Fucus palmetta S.G.Gmelin, Delesseria gmelinii J.V.Lamouroux, Fucus lomation Bertoloni, and Sphaerococcus lactuca C.Agardh. Notulae Algarum 112: 1-6, 3 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: "Adhaeret saxis, et conchia in fundo maria Portus Lunae. Peren." [Adhering to stones and shells in the subtidal of Port Luna; perennial. Luna is currently known as Luni, a frazione of the comune (municipality) of Ortonovo, province of La Spezia, in the easternmost end of the Liguria region of northern Italy]; (Bertoloni 1818: 289) Lectotype (designated by Woelkerling et al. 2019: 3, fig. 3): BOLO; sine numero (Woelkerling & al. 2019: 3)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 September 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 September 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
