Fucus caespitosus Stackhouse, nom. illeg. 1795

Publication Details
Fucus caespitosus Stackhouse, nom. illeg. 1795: 59-60, pl. XII

Published in: Stackhouse, J. (1795). Nereis britannica; continens species omnes fucorum in insulis britannicis crescentium: descriptione latine et anglico, necnon iconibus ad vivum depictis... Fasc. 1. pp. i-viii, 1-30, pls I-VIII. Bathoniae [Bath] & Londini [London]: S. Hazard; J. White.

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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 Gelidium corneum var. caespitosum (Turner) J.Agardh.

Type Information
Syntype localities: various in Cornwall, England; (Silva & al. 1996: 136)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), growing in patches or tufts, caespitose (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 03 May 2001 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 29 November 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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