Fasciata attenuata S.F. Gray 1821

Current name:
Petalonia fascia (O.F.Müller) Kuntze
Albany, Western Australia - 25 May 2011. John Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)
Publication Details
Fasciata attenuata S.F. Gray 1821: 383
Published in: Gray, S.F. (1821). A natural arrangement of British plants, according to their relations to each other, as pointed out by Jussieu, De Candolle, Brown, &c. including those cultivated for use; with an introduction to botany, in which the terms newly introduced are explained; illustrated by figures. pp. vol. 1: [i]-xxviii, [1]- 824, pls I-XXI plates. London: Printed for Baldwin, Cradock & Joy, Paternoster-Row.
Publication date: 1 Nov. 1821
Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Fasciata.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Petalonia fascia (O.F.Müller) Kuntze.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C. (1996-to date). Index Nominum Algarum. pp. Website. Berkeley: University of California.
Basionym
Fucus fascia O.F.Müller
Type Information
Type locality: near Kristiansand, Norway; (Silva & al. 1996: 632) Notes: Womersley (1987: 292) gives the following data: Type from Christiansund, Norway; probably non-existent.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), attenuate (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 September 2024 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 28 September 2024
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 September 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 June 2025