Fucus filum Linnaeus 1753
Current name:
Chorda filum (Linnaeus) Stackhouse
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Publication Details
Fucus filum Linnaeus 1753: 1162
Published in: Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol. 2 pp. [i], 561-1200, [1-30, index], [i, err.]. Holmiae [Stockholm]: Impensis Laurentii Salvii.
Publication date: 1 May 1753
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 Chorda filum (Linnaeus) Stackhouse.
Type Information
Type locality: "in Oceano Atlantico"; (Athanasiadis 1996: 207)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), a thread (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 September 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 September 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024