Fucus nodicaulis Withering 1796

Gongolaria nodicaulis (Withering) Molinari & Guiry

Current name: Gongolaria nodicaulis (Withering) Molinari & Guiry
Finavarra, Co. Clare, Ireland; MLWN lagoon - 08 August 2002. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)

Publication Details
Fucus nodicaulis Withering 1796: 111

Published in: Withering, W. (1796). An arrangement of British plants; according to the latest improvements of the Linnaean system. To which is prefixed, an easy introduction to the study of botany. Illustrated by copper plates. The third edition, in four volumes. Vol. IV pp. [i-iii], [i]-418 [p. 418 in some copies err. numbered 420], pls XVII, XVIII, XXXI [sic]. Birmingham & London: Printed for the Author, by M. Swinney; Sold by C.G. & J. Robinson [etc.].

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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 Gongolaria nodicaulis (Withering) Molinari & Guiry.

Type Information
Syntype localities: "On the coast of Cornwall; at Penzance and Acton Castle" [England]; (Withering 1796: 111)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 18 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 December 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 December 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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