Fucus capensis S.G.Gemelin 1768

Gelidium capense (S.G.Gmelin) P.C.Silva

Current name: Gelidium capense (S.G.Gmelin) P.C.Silva
Olifantsbos, Cape Peninsula, South AfricaM.D. Guiry

Publication Details
Fucus capensis S.G.Gemelin 1768: 157, pl. XVII: fig. 1

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.

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Publication date: p. xii: i Mai 1768

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 Gelidium capense (S.G.Gmelin) P.C.Silva.

Type Information
Type locality: Cape of Good Hope; (Silva & al. 1996: 134)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), pertaining to the Cape, usually the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 24 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 21 September 2016

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 September 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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