Fucus luetkeanus K.Mertens 1829

Nereocystis luetkeana (K.Mertens) Postels & Ruprecht

Current name: Nereocystis luetkeana (K.Mertens) Postels & Ruprecht
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Publication Details
Fucus luetkeanus K.Mertens 1829: 48 (as 'lütkeanus')

Published in: Mertens, [K.H.] (1829). Zwei botanisch-wissenshaftliche Berichte vom Dr. Heinrich Mertens. Erster Bericht über verschiedene Fucus-Arten, an den Vater, Prof. Mertens in Bremen. Linnaea 4: 43-58.

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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 Nereocystis luetkeana (K.Mertens) Postels & Ruprecht.

Type Information
Type locality: Norfolksund [Sitka, Alaska];

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 11 January 2021

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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