Fucus filamentosus Wulfen 1803
Current name:
Spyridia filamentosa (Wulfen) Harvey
France, Marseille, 2011 - 27 October 2011. Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Fucus filamentosus Wulfen 1803: 64, no fig.
Published in: Wulfen, F.X. (1803). Cryptogama aquatica. Archives de Botanique 3: 1-64, pl. 1.
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 Spyridia filamentosa (Wulfen) Harvey.
Type Information
Type locality: "Supra submarina Adriatici corpora." [Adriatic Sea]; (Wulfen 1803: 64) Type: Vienna?; (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 136)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), filamentous (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 November 1998 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 24 April 2024