Fucus vesiculosus var. linearis (Hudson) Kützing
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Ochrophyta
Class Phaeophyceae
Order Fucales
Family Fucaceae
Genus Fucus
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Fucus vesiculosus var. linearis Fountainstown, Co. Cork. 25 Aug 2010. M.D. Guiry. © Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie).

Fucus vesiculosus var. linearis (Hudson) Kützing Fucus vesiculosus var. linearis Fountainstown, Co. Cork
Publication details
Fucus vesiculosus var. linearis (Hudson) Kützing 1849: 589
Original publication: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
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Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Fucus is Fucus vesiculosus Linnaeus.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Fucus linearis Hudson
Type information
Type locality: In littoribus marinis passin
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), covered with little bladders or blisters (Stearn 1973).
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Fucus linearis Hudson 1762
Fucus vesiculosus f. linearis (Hudson) H.T.Powell 1957
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Fucus vesiculosus var. evesiculosus Cotton 1912
General environment
This is a marine species.
Distribution by country
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Fucus vesiculosus var. linearis (Hudson) Kützing)
Ireland: Derry (Morton 1994).
Europe: France (Anon. 2012), Ireland (Morton 1994).
(as Fucus vesiculosus var. evesiculosus Cotton)
Ireland: Mayo (Cotton 1912).
Europe: Belgium (Coppejans 1995), France (Coppejans 1995), Ireland (Cotton 1912, Newton 1931), Spain (Miranda 1931, Anadón 1983).
SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Fucus&species=vesiculosus
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=vesiculosus
Created: 19 April 2001 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 01 September 2010 by M.D. Guiry
Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 2137 times since it was created.
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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 19 June 2013.
Algaebase taxon LSID: No taxonomy record found for this level.



