Fucus tenax Turner 1806

Current name: Gloiopeltis tenax (Turner) Decaisne
pl. 13 showing type - 28 July 2014. Out of copyright

Publication Details
Fucus tenax Turner 1806: 376, pl. 13

Published in: Turner, D. (1806). Account of a new interesting species of Fucus. Annals of Botany 2: 376-378, pl. 13.

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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 Gloiopeltis tenax (Turner) Decaisne.

Source of Synonymy
Decaisne, J. (1842). Essais sur une classification des algues et des polypiers calcifères de Lamouroux. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Seconde Série 17: 297-380, [pls 14-17].

Type Information
Type locality: "In mari Sinensi ... comm. Sir Joseph Banks" ; (Turner 1806: 376) Type:

Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), holding fast, tough (opposite to fragilis) (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 12 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 April 2025

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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 12 June 2025