Fucus rangiferina R.Brown ex Turner 1811

Publication Details
Fucus rangiferina R.Brown ex Turner 1811: 114-115, pl. 183 (as 'Brown MSS')

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 Callophyllis rangiferina (R.Brown ex Turner) Womersley.

Source of Synonymy
Womersley, H.B.S. (1973). Further studies on Australian Kallymeniaceae (Rhodophyta). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 97: 253-256, 7 figs.

Type Information
Type locality: At Kent's Islands, near New Holland. Mr. Brown. [Tasmania]; (Turner 1809-1811: 116) Holotype: R. Brown (no. 256) tetrasporangial; 1803-4; BM; (Womersley 1973: 256) Notes: According to Womersley (1994: 258) the type is from Georgetown, Tasmania and the holotype (Gunn 1279) is in TCD. These data seem to apply to Sphaerococcus australis Harvey 1844, the basionym of Callophyllis coccinea (Harvey in Hooker & Harvey) Kützing.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 12 July 2000 by Fabio Rindi.

Last updated: 24 February 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024

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