Ulva fusca Hudson, nom. illeg. 1778
Publication Details
Ulva fusca Hudson, nom. illeg. 1778: 567
Published in: Hudson, [W.] (1778). Flora anglica; exhibens plantas per regnum Britanniæ sponte crescentes, distributas secundum systema sexuale: cum differentiis specierum, synonymis auctorum, nominibus incolarum, solo locorum, tempore florendi, officinalibus pharmacopæorum. Tomus II. Editio altera, emendata et aucta.. pp. [i], 335-690. Londini [London]: impensis auctoris: prostant venales apud J. Nourse, in the Strand.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ulva is Ulva lactuca Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Saccharina latissima (Linnaeus) C.E.Lane, C.Mayes, Druehl & G.W.Saunders.
Type Information
Type locality: Habitat in rupibus et saxis submarinus prope Sheerness in insulae Shepey copiose [Sheerness, Isle of Sheppey, north Kent, England]; (Hudson 1778: 567)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), a sombre brown, but often used to indicate darkness of colour (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 June 2008 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 August 2009
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 August 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
