Fucus microceratius Turner 1809
Publication Details
Fucus microceratius Turner 1809: 152, pl. 130
Published in: Turner, D. (1808-1809 '1809'). Fuci sive plantarum fucorum generi a botanicis ascriptarum icones descriptiones et historia. Fuci, or coloured figures and descriptions of the plants referred by botanists to the genus Fucus. Vol. II pp. [i], [1]-164, [1-2], pls 72-134 (col. copp. W.J. Hooker). Londini [London]: typis J. M'Creery, impensis J. et A. Arch.
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 Sargassum microceratium (Mertens ex Turner) C.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: "In the Streights of Corea. Dr. Horner"; (Turner 1808-1809: 152) Type: BM; (Yoshida 1998: 393)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 October 2012
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 October 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024