Fucus lichenastrum var. edulis (S.G.Gmelin) Poiret 1817
Current name:
Gracilaria edulis (S.G.Gmelin) P.C.Silva
1. Upper portion showing bifurcate tips. 2. Fragment with cystocarps. 3. Longitudinal section through cystocarp. 4. Habitat (overgrowing the lobster farm constructions at Mot Island, Nhatrang Bay, Vietnam). - 29 February 2012. Eduard and Tamara Titlyanova (etitlyanov@mail.ru)
Publication Details
Fucus lichenastrum var. edulis (S.G.Gmelin) Poiret 1817: 448
Published in: Poiret, J.L.M. (1817). Varec. Fucus. In: Encyclopédie méthodique. Botanique. Supplément 5. (Lamarck, [J.B. de] Eds), pp. 415-450. Paris: Chez Mme veuve Agasse, Imprimeur-Librarie, rue des Poitevine, no. 6.
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 Gracilaria edulis (S.G.Gmelin) P.C.Silva.
Basionym
Fucus edulis S.G.Gmelin
Type Information
Type locality: 'India orientalis'; (South & Skelton 2003: 722) Notes: According to Millar & Xia (1997), the type locality is Indonesia.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 May 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 17 September 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 September 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024