Fucus scalpelliformis R.Brown ex Turner 1809
Current name:
Caulerpa scalpelliformis (R.Brown ex Turner) C.Agardh
Marmion, Western Australia.John Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)
Publication Details
Fucus scalpelliformis R.Brown ex Turner 1809: 95-96, pl. 174
Published in: Turner, D. (1809-1811 '1811'). Fuci sive plantarum fucorum generi a botanicis ascriptarum icones descriptiones et historia. Fuci, or colored figures and descriptions of the plants referrred by botanists to the genus Fucus. Vol. III pp. [i], [1]-148 , [1-2], pl. 135-196 (col. copp. by W.J. Hooker and others). Londini [London]: typis J. M'Creery, impensis J. et A. Arch.
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 Caulerpa scalpelliformis (R.Brown ex Turner) C.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: southern coast of Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 838) Type: R. Brown; BM; (Womersley 1984: 258)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 November 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 November 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024