Fucus aculeatus var. muscoides (Linnaeus) Withering 1801
Current name:
Acanthophora muscoides (Linnaeus) Bory
Trinidad; vegetative plants - 25 October 2010. Julian Duncan
Publication Details
Fucus aculeatus var. muscoides (Linnaeus) Withering 1801: 111
Published in: Withering, W. (1801). A Systematic Arrangement of British Plants; with an easy Introduction to the Study of Botany. The Fourth Edition, in Four Volumes. . London.
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 Acanthophora muscoides (Linnaeus) Bory.
Basionym
Fucus muscoides Linnaeus
Type Information
Type locality: Ascension Island; (Silva & al. 1996: 469) Type: LINN?;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), prickly, spine-like (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 February 2018 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 16 November 2022
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2025
