Fucus lomation Bertoloni 1818

Publication Details
Fucus lomation Bertoloni 1818: 289, pl. X [10]: fig. 3

Published in: Bertoloni, A. (1818). Lettera del dottore Antonio Bertoloni Professore di Botanica nell'Università di Bologna al signor Lamouroux Professore di Storia naturale nell'Accademia di Caen. Opuscoli Scientifici (Bologna) 2: 286-292, pls IV [err pro pl. X], XI.

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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 synonym of Cryptonemia palmetta (S.G.Gmelin) Woelkering, G.Furnari, Cormaci & McNeill.

Source of Synonymy
Woelkerling, W.J., Furnari, G., Cormaci, M. & McNeill, J. (2019). Typification and nomenclature of four species names with links to Cryptonemia (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta): Fucus palmetta S.G.Gmelin, Delesseria gmelinii J.V.Lamouroux, Fucus lomation Bertoloni, and Sphaerococcus lactuca C.Agardh. Notulae Algarum 112: 1-6, 3 figs.

Type Information
Type locality: "Adhaeret saxis, et conchia in fundo maria Portus Lunae. Peren." [Adhering to stones and shells in the subtidal of Port Luna; perennial. Luna is currently known as Luni, a frazione of the comune (municipality) of Ortonovo, province of La Spezia, in the easternmost end of the Liguria region of northern Italy]; (Bertoloni 1818: 289) Lectotype (designated by Woelkerling et al. 2019: 3, fig. 3): BOLO; sine numero (Woelkerling & al. 2019: 3)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 19 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 06 September 2019

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Taxonomic note
Athanasiadis (1987: 44) notes: %u201CC. lomation appears to be closely related to the Atlantic C. seminervis (C. Ag.) J. Ag., and judging from the treatment of this species in the British flora (Irvine & Farnham 1983: 20) as well as previous floristic accounts (Ardré 1970) the two algae should be regarded as being conspecific.%u201D However, Silva, Basson & Moe (1996) treat the two entities separately. Should they be regarded as taxonomically identical, C. lomation appears to have nomenclatural priority (M.D. Guiry, July 2002). Woelkerling et al. treat Fucus lomation Bertolini as a synonym of Cryptonemia palmetta (S.G.Gmelin) Woelkerling & al. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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