Fucus papillosus Forsskål, nom. illeg. 1775
Publication Details
Fucus papillosus Forsskål, nom. illeg. 1775: 190
Published in: Forsskål, P. (1775). Flora Aegyptiaca-Arabica sive descriptiones plantarum, quas per Aegyptum inferiorem et Arabium delicem detexit illustravit Petrus Forskål. Prof. Haun. Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. pp. [1]-32, [i]- xxxvi, ... [1]-219, [220, err.], map. Hauniæ [Copenhagen]: ex officina Mölleri.
Request PDFType 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 Palisada perforata (Bory) K.W.Nam.
Source of Synonymy
Cassano, V., Díaz-Larrea, J., Sentíes, A., Oliveira, M.C., Gil-Rodríguez, M.C. & Fujii, M.T. (2009). Evidence for the conspecificity of Palisada papillosa with P. perforata (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) from the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean on the basis of morphological and molecular analyses. Phycologia 48(2): 86-100, 30 figs, 2 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: Mokha, Yemen; (Silva & al. 1996: 517)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), papillate, covered with papillae (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 September 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 November 2017
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: not F. papillosus S.G.Gmelin, 1768. - (09 June 2010) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 April 2025
