Fucodium gladiatum (Labillardière) J.Agardh 1848

Publication Details
Fucodium gladiatum (Labillardière) J.Agardh 1848: 202

Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1848). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumen Primum. Algas fucoideas complectens. pp. [i-vi], [i]-viii, [1]-363. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Fucodium is Fucodium nodosum (Linnaeus) J.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Xiphophora gladiata (Labillardière) Montagne ex Kjellman.

Basionym
Fucus gladiatus Labillardière

Type Information
Type locality: "Habitat ad capitis Van-Diemen littora." [Tasmania]; (Labillardière 1807: 111) Holotype: FI; (Womersley 1987: 345)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), sword-like.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 09 June 2000 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 February 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 February 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024

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