Furcellaria fastigiata (Turner) J.V.Lamouroux 1813

Publication Details
Furcellaria fastigiata (Turner) J.V.Lamouroux 1813: 46

Published in: Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1813). Essai sur les genres de la famille des Thalassiophytes non articulées. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 20: 21-47, 115-139, 267-293, plates 7-13.

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Publication date: 1813

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Furcellaria is Furcellaria lumbricalis (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Furcellaria lumbricalis (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.

Basionym
Fucus lumbricalis var. fastigiatus Turner

Type Information
Type locality: Not specified; (Silva & al. 1996: 289)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fastigiate, with branches clustered, parallel and erect, giving a narrow elongated habit (occasionally meaning branched reaching to the same height) (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 28 September 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 July 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024

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