Fucus platylobium Mertens 1819
Publication Details
Fucus platylobium Mertens 1819: 182. pl.14
Published in: Mertens, H. (1819). Mémoire sur plusieurs espèces de Fucus, nouvelles ou peu connues, observées dans la collection du Muséum. Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle [Paris] 5: 172-190, pls 13-15.
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 Cystophora platylobium (Mertens) J.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: ""Novae Hollandiae littora""; (Womersley 1987: 370) Type: PC; (Womersley 1987: 370)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 January 1999 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 23 April 2024