Fucus anomalus Pallas 1766
Publication Details
Fucus anomalus Pallas 1766: 199, pl. XIV, figs 24, 24*
Published in: Pallas, P.S. (1766). Miscellanea zoologica quibus novae imprimis atque obscurae animalium species describuntur et observationibus iconibusque illustrantur. pp. xii, 224, 14 plates. The Hague: Petrum van Cleef.
Publication date: 1766
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 Sporochnus anomalus (Pallas) M.J.Wynne.
Type Information
not given; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: pl. XIV: fig. 24, 24* (fide M.J. Wynne, 2003: 78): (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), deviating from the normal or unusual (Stearn 1992).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 April 2004 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 31 March 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024