Fucus obtusus Hudson 1778

Publication Details
Fucus obtusus Hudson 1778: 586

Published in: Hudson, [W.] (1778). Flora anglica; exhibens plantas per regnum Britanniæ sponte crescentes, distributas secundum systema sexuale: cum differentiis specierum, synonymis auctorum, nominibus incolarum, solo locorum, tempore florendi, officinalibus pharmacopæorum. Tomus II. Editio altera, emendata et aucta.. pp. [i], 335-690. Londini [London]: impensis auctoris: prostant venales apud J. Nourse, in the Strand.

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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 Laurencia obtusa (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.

Type Information
Type locality: Southern England (Hastings, Sussex; Devon; (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 38) Lectotype: BM-K, ex Herb. Hudson; (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 398) Notes: Undated, unlocalized Maggs & Hommersand (1993:308).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), obtuse, blunt (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 28 September 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 June 2010

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 June 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024

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