Fuscaria floccosa (Esper) Ruprecht 1850
Current name:
Odonthalia floccosa (Esper) Falkenberg
Cape Perpetua Oregon, U.S.A.; lower intertidal - 15 June 2003. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Fuscaria floccosa (Esper) Ruprecht 1850: 23
Published in: Ruprecht, F.J. (1850). Algae ochotenses. Die ersten sicheren Nachrichten über die Tange des Ochotskischen Meeres. pp. 1-243, 10 pls. St. Petersburg: Buchdruckerei der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Fuscaria is Fuscaria variabilis Stackhouse.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Odonthalia floccosa (Esper) Falkenberg.
Basionym
Fucus floccosus Esper
Type Information
Type locality: Trinidad, Humboldt Co., California, U.S.A.; (Silva 1979: 330) Notes: Original description has "Nootkasund".
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), woolly.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 March 2016 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 March 2016
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 March 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
