Fucus ericoides var. corniculatus Turner 1809

Publication Details
Fucus ericoides var. corniculatus Turner 1809: 132, 135

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 Ericaria corniculata (Turner) Neiva & Serrão.

Source of Synonymy
Neiva, J., Bermejo, R., Medrano, A., Capdevila, P., Milla-Figueras, D., Afonso, P., Ballesteros, E., Sabour, B., Serio, D., Nóbrega, E., Soares, J., Valdazo, J., Tuya, F., Mulas, M., Israel, A., Sadogurska, S.S., Guiry, M.D., Pearson, G.A. & Serrão, E. A. (2022 '2023'). DNA barcoding reveals cryptic diversity, taxonomic conflicts and novel biogeographical insights in Cystoseira s.l. (Phaeophyceae). European Journal of Phycology 58(3): 351-375, 8 figs, 2 tables.

Type Information
Syntype localities: Adriatic Sea; Sri Lanka; (Turner 1808-1809: 132, 135) Notes: Lectotype locality: Adriatic Sea (Neiva et al., 2022: 370).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 24 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 02 November 2023

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 April 2025

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