Fucus obtusatus Labillardière 1807
Current name:
Melanthalia obtusata (Labillardière) J.Agardh
Hogan Island, TasmaniaG.J. Edgar
Publication Details
Fucus obtusatus Labillardière 1807: 111, pl. 255
Published in: Labillardière, J.-J. (1807). Novae Hollandiae plantarum specimen Tomus secundus [parts 25, 26; pls 241-260]. . Parisiis [Paris]: ex typographiá Dominae Huzard.
Publication date: early August 1807
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 Melanthalia obtusata (Labillardière) J.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: "Habitat ad capitis Van-Diemen littora" [Cape Maria van Diemen. Tasmania]; (Labillardière 1807: 111) Holotype : FI; (Womersley 1996: 33) Notes: Syntype in Herb. Montagne, PC.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 April 2001 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 February 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024