Fucus lividus Turner 1819
Publication Details
Fucus lividus Turner 1819: 140, pl. 254
Published in: Turner, D. (1811-1819 '1819'). Fuci sive plantarum fucorum generi a botanicis ascriptarum icones descriptiones et historia. Fuci, or coloured figures and descriptions of the plants referrred by botanists to the genus Fucus. Vol. IV pp. [i, iii], [1]-153, [1-2], [1-7], pls 197-258 (col. copp. W.J. Hooker). Londini [London]: typis J. M'Creery, impensis J. et A. Arch.
Request PDFType 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 Sarcothalia livida (Turner) Hommersand.
Source of Synonymy
Hommersand, M.H., Guiry, M.D., Fredericq, S. & Leister, G.L. (1993). New perspectives in the taxonomy of the Gigartinaceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta). Proceedings of the International Seaweed Symposium 14: 105-120, 41 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: "Southern Ocean"; (Silva & al. 1996: 293) Type: BM; (Hommersand, Guiry, Fredericq & Leister 1993: 113) Notes: New Zealand (Hommersand et al. 1993: 113).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 April 2025
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Nomenclatural note
Date is 1819 in Hommersand et al. (1993: 113) and in Index Nominum Algarum. - (09 July 2009) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 June 2025
