Fucus usneoides Linnaeus 1759

Gongolaria usneoides (Linnaeus) Molinari & Guiry

Current name: Gongolaria usneoides (Linnaeus) Molinari & Guiry
upper subtidal, Islas Cíes, Galicia, Spain, 2012Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)

Publication Details
Fucus usneoides Linnaeus 1759: 1345

Published in: Linnaeus, C. (1759). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Editio decima revisa. Vol. 2 pp. 825-1384. Holmiae [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 synonym of Gongolaria usneoides (Linnaeus) Molinari & Guiry.

Type Information
Type locality: "Oceano Indico" [Indian Ocean]; (Linnaeus 1763: 1629) Holotype: LINN; sheet 1274.11 (Roberts 1968: 264, pl. 5) Notes: Silva et al. (1996) recommend consulting Linnaeus (1763: 1629) for further information regarding the type locality of this species. The type sheet (LINN 1274.11) has "usneoides" crossed out and "granularis" inserted. It is currently (July 2019) databased as "Fucus granularis" [perhaps "granulatus" was intended"], an unpublished name. No locality is evident on sheet. Silva, Basson & Moe (1996: 900) consider "Oceano Indico" an error. Such errors of provenance are not uncommon in Linnaeus's materials.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling the lichen genus Usnea.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 30 June 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 December 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 December 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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