Fucus herbaceus Turner 1808

Publication Details
Fucus herbaceus Turner 1808: 77, pl. 99

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 Desmarestia herbacea (Turner) J.V.Lamouroux.

Type Information
Type locality: USA: "on the North-west coast of America"; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Archibald Menzies; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: Type: BM 000562739; fig. 19 in Anderson 1985 (Yang et al. 2014: 162).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), herbaceous, not woody.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 15 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 April 2014

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 April 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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