Fucus menziesii Turner 1808

Egregia menziesii (Turner) Areschoug

Current name: Egregia menziesii (Turner) Areschoug
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Publication Details
Fucus menziesii Turner 1808: 57, pl. 27

Published in: Turner, D. (1807-1808 '1808'). Fuci sive plantarum fucorum generi a botanicis ascriptarum icones descriptiones et historia. Fuci, or coloured figures and descriptions of the plants referred by botanists to the genus Fucus. Vol. I pp. [i, iii], [1]-164, [1]-2, pls 1-71 (col. copp. W.J. Hooker). Londini [London]: typis J. M'Creery, impensis J. et A. Arch.

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Publication date: Sep 1807-1 Jun 1808

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 Egregia menziesii (Turner) Areschoug.

Type Information
Syntype localities: "On the western coast of North America, generally in deep water: at Nooka; Trinidad; Monterrey [Nootka, British Columbia; Trinidad, Humbolt Co., California; Monterey, Monterey Co., California]; (Turner 1807-1808: 58) Lectotype: Archibald Menzies; Unknown; BM-K?; (Smith 1944: 149) Notes: Nooka was selected as lectotype locality by Smith (1944: 149).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 06 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 August 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 August 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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