Fucus canaliculatus Linnaeus

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Ochrophyta
Class Phaeophyceae
Order Fucales
Family Fucaceae
Genus Fucus

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Publication details
Fucus canaliculatus Linnaeus 1767: 716

Original publication: Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus & differentiis. Tomus II. Editio duodecima, reformata. pp. 533-1327 [1328] [+ 1-36]. Homiae [Stockholm]: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii.
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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 taxonomic synonym of Pelvetia canaliculata (Linnaeus) Decaisne & Thuret

Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), canaliculate, with a longitudinal channel or groove (Stearn 1973).

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a marine species.

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Fucus canaliculatus Linnaeus)
Ireland: Wexford (Tighe 1803).

Europe: Ireland (Tighe 1803).

Source of synonymy
Decaisne, J. & Thuret, G. (1845). Recherches sur les anthéridies et les spores de quelques Fucus. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Troisième série 3: 5-15, pls 1, 2: 40 figs.

Key references
Spencer, M.A., Irvine, L.M. & Jarvis, C.E. (2009). Typification of Linnaean names relevant to algal nomenclature. Taxon 58: 237-260.

SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Fucus&species=canaliculatus

SCCAP Cultures
Cultures from the Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Copenhagen (SCCAP) and Protozoa may be viewed at http://www.sccap.dk/search/algaebase.asp?Genus=Fucus&Species=canaliculatus

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 18 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 29 March 2012 by M.D. Guiry

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 1487 times since it was created.

Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=17437

Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:108394