Fucus zeylanicus Retzius 1791

Publication Details
Fucus zeylanicus Retzius 1791: 40

Published in: Retzius, A.J. (1791). Observationes botanicae...Fasc 6. pp. (11-) 15-67, 3 plates. Leipzig.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Fucus is Fucus vesiculosus Linnaeus.

Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.

Type Information
Type locality: "E Mari Ceylanico"; (Silva & al. 1996: 903)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latinised), living in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka; from "zeylan" the Dutch pronunciation of Ceylon.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 11 September 2002 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 20 November 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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