Fucus corneus var. attenuatus Turner 1819

Gelidium attenuatum (Turner) Thuret ex Bornet

Current name: Gelidium attenuatum (Turner) Thuret ex Bornet
San Pedro, Galicia, Spain, 2007 - 08 November 2011. Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)

Publication Details
Fucus corneus var. attenuatus Turner 1819: 166, pl. 257: figs m-o (as 'attenuata')

Published in: Turner, D. (1811-1819 '1819'). 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. IV pp. [i, iii], [1]-153, [1-2], [1-7], pls 197-258 (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 synonym of Gelidium attenuatum (Turner) Thuret ex Bornet.

Type Information
Type locality: probably Spain; (Dixon 1959: 345) Type: pobably received from Clement O Cabrera; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; (Dixon 1959: 345)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), horny, hard and close-textured but not brittle (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 02 July 2010 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 03 October 2014

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 October 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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