Fucus subfarcinatus Mertens 1819
Current name:
Cystophora subfarcinata (Mertens) J.Agardh
Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia. - 01 March 2002. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Fucus subfarcinatus Mertens 1819: 184 (as 'Subfarcinatus M, Mspt.')
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 subfarcinata (Mertens) J.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: "Patria, Terra van Diemen." [Tasmania]; (Mertens 1819: 184) Type: LD; herb. alg. Agardh (fragments) (Womersley 1987: 400)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 February 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024