Fucus maximus Osbeck 1757

Ecklonia maxima (Osbeck) Papenfuss

Current name: Ecklonia maxima (Osbeck) Papenfuss
South Africa; stipes without headsRobert Anderson (Robert.Anderson@uct.ac.za)

Publication Details
Fucus maximus Osbeck 1757: 283

Published in: Osbeck, P. (1757). Dagbok öfwer en Ostindisk resa åren 1750, 1751, 1752. Med anmårkningar uti naturkunnigheten, fråmmande folkslags språk, seder, hushållning [Journal of an East Indian voyage during the years 1750, 1751, 1752]. pp. [i-viii], [1]-376, [1-16 (Index)], pls I-XII. Stockholm: Tryckt hos L.L. Grefing.

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 Ecklonia maxima (Osbeck) Papenfuss.

Type Information
Type locality: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 639)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), largest.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 04 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 April 2013

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 April 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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