Fucus vesiculosus var. lutarius Chauvin ex J.Kickx f. 1856
Publication Details
Fucus vesiculosus var. lutarius Chauvin ex J.Kickx f. 1856: 503
Published in: Kickx, J. (1856). Essai sur les variétés indigènes du Fucus vesiculosus. Bulletins de l'Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique. 23(Ier Partie): 477-526.
Request PDFType 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 Fucus spiralis var. lutarius (Kützing) Sauvageau.
Source of Synonymy
Mathieson, A.C. & Dawes, C.J. (2017). Seaweeds of the Northwest Atlantic. pp. [i]-xi, 1-798, 109 pls. Amherst & Boston: University of Massachusetts Press.
Type Information
Type locality: "Abondant sur les bords vaseux du Braekman, près de Bochaute, en société avec la Salicornia, etc." [Belgium]; (Kickx 1856: 503)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), covered with little bladders or blisters (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 October 2022
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Nomenclatural note
Issued as the exsiccata Chauvin No. 174 (1831) but not validated by a description or reference to a previous description. The first description appears to be that of Kickx (1856: 503). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 May 2025
