Fucus latifolius Turner

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

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Publication details
Fucus latifolius Turner 1808: 66-67, pl. 94

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 Sargassum latifolium (Turner) C.Agardh

Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), broad-leaved (Stearn 1973).

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

General environment
This is a marine species.

Type information
Type locality: Red Sea (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996: 682). Type: Lord Valencia; 1807; BM (ex K) (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 49).

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

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=latifolius

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 28 June 1999 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 16 June 2010 by Wendy Guiry

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 602 times since it was created.

Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=19167

Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: No taxonomy record found for this level.