Fucus antarcticus Chamisso
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Subkingdom Chromobiota
Infrakingdom Heterokonta
Phylum Heterokontophycophyta
Class Phaeophyceae
Order Fucales
Family Fucaceae
Genus Fucus
Publication details
Fucus antarcticus Chamisso in Choris 1822: 7, pl. 7
Original publication: Choris, L. (1822). Voyage pittoresque autour du monde. Part I. pp. vi + 17, 12 plates. Paris.
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 Durvillaea antarctica (Chamisso) Hariot
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), of or pertaining to the Antarctic (Stearn 1973).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine species.
Source of synonymy
Hariot, P. (1892). Complément à la flore algologique de la Terre de Feu. Notarisia 7: 1427-1435.
SAG Cultures
No records have been found on the SAG site.
NCBI Nucleotide Sequences
No sequences have been found on the NCBI site.
Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 24 March 2009 by M.D. Guiry
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