Fucus chemnitzia Esper 1800
Current name:
Caulerpa chemnitzia (Esper) J.V.Lamouroux
Lizard Island, QueenslandJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Fucus chemnitzia Esper 1800: 127 (err. pro 167), pl. LXXXVIII: figs. 1, 4-6
Published in: Esper, E.J.C. (1800). Icones fucorum cum characteribus systematicis, synonimis (sic) auctorum et descriptionibus novarum specierum. Abbildungen der Tange mit beygefügten systematischen Kennzeichen, Anführungen der Schriftsteller, und Beschribungen der neuen Gattungen. Vol. Erster Theil. Part 4 pp. 167-217, Plates LXXXVIII-CXI. Nürnberg: Raspe.
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 Caulerpa chemnitzia (Esper) J.V.Lamouroux.
Type Information
Type locality: Malabar Coast, India; (Silva & al. 1996: 838) Holotype: ER; 25805 (Belton et al. 2014: 48, fig. 8E) Notes: Isotypes: 690468 in MEL and 937.336-82 in L.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 06 December 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 March 2014
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 March 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 May 2024