Fucus concinnus R.Brown ex Turner 1811
Publication Details
Fucus concinnus R.Brown ex Turner 1811: 41, 42, pl. 153 (as 'Brown MSS')
Published in: Turner, D. (1809-1811 '1811'). Fuci sive plantarum fucorum generi a botanicis ascriptarum icones descriptiones et historia. Fuci, or colored figures and descriptions of the plants referrred by botanists to the genus Fucus. Vol. III pp. [i], [1]-148 , [1-2], pl. 135-196 (col. copp. by W.J. Hooker and others). Londini [London]: typis J. M'Creery, impensis J. et A. Arch.
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 Trematocarpus concinnus (R.Brown ex Turner) De Toni.
Source of Synonymy
De Toni, G.B. (1900). Sylloge algarum omnium hucusque cognitarum. Vol. IV. Florideae. Sectio II. pp. [i-iv], 387-774 + 775-776 [Index]. Patavii [Padova]: Sumptibus auctoris.
Type Information
Type locality: "At Kent's Islands, near New Holland. Mr. Brown." [Kent Group Islands, Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australia]; (Turner 1809-1811: 42) Holotype: R. Brown; BM; (Womersley 1994: 319)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), beautiful, elegant, harmonious, skilfully put together (Tilmann & al. 2014).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 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 08 January 2025
