Fucus spinosus S.G.Gmelin 1768

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

Current name: Gelidium spinosum (S.G.Gmelin) P.C.Silva
Graveyard Beach, Mweenish, Co. Galway; mid-level, large pools; common - 08 April 2004. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)

Publication Details
Fucus spinosus S.G.Gmelin 1768: 161, pl. 18: fig. 3

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 spinosum (S.G.Gmelin) P.C.Silva.

Type Information
Syntype localities: "Mare mediterraneum et anglicum"; (Gmelin 1768: 161)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spiny.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 25 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 18 November 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 November 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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