Fucus minimus Hering 1841

Chnoospora minima (Hering) Papenfuss

Current name: Chnoospora minima (Hering) Papenfuss
Hawaii; upper, subdichotomous branches showing hair tufts; scale 1 mm - 15 August 2011. J.M. Huisman

Publication Details
Fucus minimus Hering 1841: 92

Published in: Hering, [K.] (1841). Diagnoses algarum novarum a cl. Dre. Ferdinand Krauss in Africa Australi lectarum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History [Series 1] 8: 90-92.

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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 Chnoospora minima (Hering) Papenfuss.

Type Information
Type locality: Port Natal [Durban), South Africa]; (Hering 1841: 92) Type: Ferdinand Krauss; HGB?; (Hering 1841: 92) Notes: Lectotype: HBG024509, designated by Papenfuss, 1956 (SantiaƱez et al., 2018: 52)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very little, very least (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 05 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 18 April 2018

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 April 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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