Fucus plocamium S.G.Gmelin, nom. illeg. 1768
Publication Details
Fucus plocamium S.G.Gmelin, nom. illeg. 1768: 159
Published in: Gmelin, S.G. (1768). Historia fucorum. pp. [i-xii], [i]-239, [i]-6 expl. tab., 35 pls [1A, IB, IIA, IIB, III-XXXIII]. Petropoli [St. Petersburg]: Ex typographia Academiae scientiarum.
Request PDFPublication date: p. xii: i Mai 1768
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 Plocamium cartilagineum (Linnaeus) P.S.Dixon.
Source of Synonymy
Saunders, G.W. & Lehmkuhl, K.V. (2005). Molecular divergence and morphological diversity among four cryptic species of Plocamium (Plocamiales, Florideophyceae) in northern Europe. European Journal of Phycology 40: 293-312.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 October 2014
Verification of Data
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Nomenclatural notes
1768: pl. 16, fig. 1 (INA). - (01 October 2014) - G.M. Guiry
This name is illegitimate as it involves an unwarranted change of name. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 October 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 April 2025
