Virsodes Kuntze, 1891
Holotype species: Fucus virsoides J.Agardh
Publication details: Kuntze, 1891: 929
Original publication: Kuntze, O. (1891). Revisio generum plantarum. Vol. 2 pp. 375-1011. Leipzig, London, Milan, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. E. Stechert, Charles Klincksieck.
The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2024-11-01 by M.D. Guiry.
Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Fucus.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.
Nomenclatural notes
Virson Adanson, Fam. 2: 13. Jul-Aug 1763.
T.: 'Virsoides. Don. t. 3.' (Fucus virsoides J. G. Agardh, Kongl. Svenska Vetenskapsakad. Handl. 7(8): 42. 1868)
PHAEOPHYCEAE-FUCACEAE (2) 9 Feb 1996 - (01 November 2024) - M.D. Guiry
%u2261 Virson Adanson 1763 - (30 October 2024) - M.D. Guiry
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