Fucus spiciferus M.Vahl 1802
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Ochrophyta
Class Phaeophyceae
Subclass Fucophycidae
Order Fucales
Family Fucaceae
Genus Fucus
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Scott Reef, Western Australia. J.M. Huisman. © J.M. Huisman.
en su hábitat natural, en la zona Habana-Matanzas. Foto: Ángel Fernández..
3 m depth at Punta Calerita, near La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. 30 Nov 2016. Frithjof C. Kuepper (fkuepper@abdn.ac.uk). © Frithjof C. Kuepper (fkuepper@abdn.ac.uk).
Palau Islands, West Pacific. Hideo Ohba. © Palau International Coral Reef Center.
Palau Islands, West Pacific. Hideo Ohba. © Palau International Coral Reef Center.
Palau Islands, West Pacific. 07 Dec 2004. Hideo Ohba. © Palau International Coral Reef Center.
Palau Islands, West Pacific, 0.5 m deep in the sun. 07 Dec 2004. Hideo Ohba. © Palau International Coral Reef Center.
1. Habit. 2. Fragment of branch with spines on branchlets. Insert: Rape cystocarp. 4. Bushy (unattached) plant in intertidal pool (My Hoa, Ninh Thuan Province, Vietnam).. 29 Feb 2012. Eduard and Tamara Titlyanova (etitlyanov@mail.ru). © Eduard and Tamara Titlyanova (etitlyanov@mail.ru).
Hawaii; scale is 5 mm. 15 Aug 2011. J.M. Huisman. © J.M. Huisman.
Hawaii; branch tip showing spirally arranged spinous branches; scale is 1 mm. 15 Aug 2011. J.M. Huisman. © J.M. Huisman.
24 Found - Displaying 1 through 10
Acanthophora spicifera (M.Vahl) Børgesen
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Publication details
Fucus spiciferus M.Vahl 1802: 44
Published in: Vahl, M. (1802). Endeel kryptogamiske Planter fra St.-Croix. Skrifter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet, Kiøbenhavn 5(2): 29-47.
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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 Acanthophora spicifera (M.Vahl) Børgesen
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
Nomenclatural notes
Generally, "spicifer" is the masculine, but authorative nomenclatural sources are of the opinion that the original orthorgraphy used by the author ("spificerus") should, in this particular instance, stand. [cf. INA]. - (8 Oct 2018) - M.D. Guiry
General environment
This is a marine species.
Type information
Type locality: St Croix, Virgin Islands (Vahl 1802: 44). Holotype: C 1044 (Perrone et al 2006: 37). Notes: Herbarium: C? (Yoshida, 1998: 1006). According to de Jong et al. (1999: 138), the holotype (C 124/93 (nº 10)) is from Key West, Florida, but this appears to be an error (Huisman 2018: 482). The holotype consists of two dried specimens (a tetrasporophyte and a cystocarpic specimen).
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Key references
Jong, Y.S.D.M. de, Hitipeuw, C. & Prud'Homme van Reine, W.F. (1999). A taxonomic, phylogenetic and biogeographic study of the genus Acanthophora (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta). Blumea 44: 217-249.
Perrone, C., Cecere, E. & Furnari, G. (2006). Growth pattern assessment in the genus Acanthophora (Rhodophyta, Ceramiales). Phycologia 45: 37-43.
Created: 04 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 08 October 2018 by M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021.
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