Fucus retortus Mertens 1819
Current name:
Cystophora retorta (Mertens) J.Agardh
Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia. - 01 March 2002. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Fucus retortus Mertens 1819: 185-186
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 retorta (Mertens) J.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: not specified ("Novae Hollandiae"); (Silva & al. 1996: 646) Type: PC; (Womersley 1987: 392) Notes: Silva et al. (1996) recommend consulting Womersley (1964: 92) for more information on the type locality of this species.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 July 2005
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 July 2005. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024