Fucus baccifer Turner 1802
Publication Details
Fucus baccifer Turner 1802: 55 (as 'bacciferus')
Published in: Turner, D. (1802). A synopsis of the British Fuci 2 vols in one. pp. [i]-xlvi, [i]-189; [192]-400. London: Sold by J. White, Fleet-Street; and T. Longman and O. Rees, Paternoster-Row (Printed by F. Bush, Yarmouth.).
Publication date: May 1802
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 Sargassum natans (Linnaeus) Gaillon.
Type Information
Falmouth, England; (Turner 1802: 56) Type: Amongst the rejectamenta of the sea; (Turner 1802: 56)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 January 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 January 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 December 2023