Fucus lichenoides S.G.Gmelin 1768
Publication Details
Fucus lichenoides S.G.Gmelin 1768: 120, pl. 8: figs 1, 2
Published in: Gmelin, S.G. (1768). Historia fucorum. pp. [i-xii], [i]-239, [i]-6 expl. tab., 35 pls [1A, IB, IIA, IIB, III-XXXIII]. Petropoli [St. Petersburg]: Ex typographia Academiae scientiarum.
Publication date: p. xii: i Mai 1768
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Fucus is Fucus vesiculosus Linnaeus.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Americae meridionalis littora, et Mare Numidicum"; (Gmelin 1768: 120) Notes: The type material has not been located.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), like a lichen.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 November 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024