Fucus hypnoides Wulfen 1787
Publication Details
Fucus hypnoides Wulfen 1787: 352, species CXXXV [135]
Published in: Jacquin, N.J. (1787 '1786'). Collectanea ad botanicam, chemiam, et historiam naturalem spectantia, cum figuris Vol. I. pp. [1]-386, 22 pls. Vindobonae [Vienna]: ex officina Wappleriana.
Publication date: January-September 1787
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Fucus is Fucus vesiculosus Linnaeus.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling the mosses, specifically the genus Hypnum (Neal 1993).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 January 2016 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 November 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024