Fucus saccatus Lepechin 1775
Publication Details
Fucus saccatus Lepechin 1775: 478, pl. XXI [21]
Published in: Lepechin, J. (1775). Quattuor Fucorum species descriptae. Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientarum imperialis Petropolitanae 19: 476-481, pls 20-23.
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 Halosaccion saccatum (Lepechin) Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Kützing, F.T. (1866). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. XVI pp. i-iii, 1-35, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
Type Information
Type locality: Locus Ostium maris Albi circa tres insulas [White Sea]; (Lepechin 1775: 478)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 05 April 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 April 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 January 2025
