Fucus cervicornis Turner

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

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Publication details
Fucus cervicornis Turner 1808: 131-132, pl. 121

Original publication: Turner, D. (1808-1809). Fuci sive plantarum fucorum generi a botanicis ascriptarum icones descriptiones et historia. Fuci, or coloured figures and descriptions of the plants referrred by botanists to the genus Fucus. Vol. 2 pp. [i], [1]-164, [1-2], pl. 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 taxonomic synonym of Gracilaria cervicornis (Turner) J.Agardh

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

General environment
This is a Marine species.

Type information
Type locality: West Indies (Turner 1808-1809: 132). Type: Dr Wright; BM-K

Source of synonymy
Agardh, J.G. (1852). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumis secundi: Algas florideas complectens. Part 2, fasc. 2. pp. 577-700 [701-720, Addenda and Index]. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.

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

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=cervicornis

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 21 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 12 February 2013 by M.D. Guiry

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 743 times since it was created.

Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=13409

Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:115386