Fucus baccularia Mertens 1819

Publication Details
Fucus baccularia Mertens 1819: 177

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.

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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 Sargassum baccularia (Mertens) C.Agardh.

Type Information
Type locality: not specified ("Ad Novam Hollandiam" ); (Silva & al. 1996: 659) Notes: Silva et al. (1996) recommmend consulting C. Agardh (1824: 304) for more information on the type locality of this species. According to Tseng & Lu (1992: 17) the type locality is Singapore.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 28 June 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 18 October 2005

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 October 2005. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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