Fucus capillaris Hudson

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Ochrophyta
Class Phaeophyceae
Order Fucales
Family Fucaceae
Genus Fucus

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Publication details
Fucus capillaris Hudson 1778: 591

Original publication: Hudson, [W.] (1778). Flora anglica; exhibens plantas per regnum britanniac sponte crescentes...editio altera, emendata et aucta. Vol. II. pp. [i], 335-690. Londini [London]: impensis auctoris: prostant venales apud J. Nourse [...].
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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 taxonomic synonym of Gloiosiphonia capillaris (Hudson) Carmichael

Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), capillary, hair-like, thread-like (Stearn 1973).

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a marine species.

Type information
Type locality: England Type: Apparently lost

SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Fucus&species=capillaris

SCCAP Cultures
Cultures from the Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Copenhagen (SCCAP) and Protozoa may be viewed at http://www.sccap.dk/search/algaebase.asp?Genus=Fucus&Species=capillaris

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 03 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 23 September 2004 by M.D. Guiry

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 750 times since it was created.

Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=13104

Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: No taxonomy record found for this level.