Fucus hypnoides R.Brown ex Turner, nom. illeg. 1809
Publication Details
Fucus hypnoides R.Brown ex Turner, nom. illeg. 1809: 93, pl. 173
Published in: Turner, D. (1809-1811 '1811'). Fuci sive plantarum fucorum generi a botanicis ascriptarum icones descriptiones et historia. Fuci, or colored figures and descriptions of the plants referrred by botanists to the genus Fucus. Vol. III pp. [i], [1]-148 , [1-2], pl. 135-196 (col. copp. by W.J. Hooker and others). Londini [London]: typis J. M'Creery, impensis J. et A. Arch.
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 Caulerpa flexilis J.V.Lamouroux ex C.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: Kent Islands, Bass Strait, Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 821)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling the mosses, specifically the genus Hypnum (Neal 1993).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 May 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: priority for Fucus hypnoides Wulfen, 1787. - (31 January 2016) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025
