Fucus echinatus Stackhouse 1797

Publication Details
Fucus echinatus Stackhouse 1797: 65, pl. XII

Published in: Stackhouse, J. (1797). Nereis britannica; continens species omnes fucorum in insulis britannicis crescentium: descriptione latine et anglico, necnon iconibus ad vivum depictis... Fasc. 2. pp. ix-xxiv, 31-70, pls IX-XIII. Bathoniae [Bath] & Londini [London]: S. Hazard; J. White.

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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 Mastocarpus stellatus (Stackhouse) Guiry.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), prickly.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 04 December 2005 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 January 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 January 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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