Fucus mucronatus Turner, nom. illeg. 1802

Publication Details
Fucus mucronatus Turner, nom. illeg. 1802: xxxiii, 73

Published in: Turner, D. (1802). A synopsis of the British Fuci 2 vols in one. pp. [i]-xlvi, [i]-189; [192]-400. London: Sold by J. White, Fleet-Street; and T. Longman and O. Rees, Paternoster-Row (Printed by F. Bush, Yarmouth.).

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Publication date: May 1802

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 Gongolaria nodicaulis (Withering) Molinari & Guiry.

Source of Synonymy
Molinari-Novoa, E.A. & Guiry, M.D. (2020). Reinstatement of the genera Gongolaria Boehmer and Ericaria Stackhouse (Sargassaceae, Phaeophyceae). Notulae Algarum 172: 1-10, 2 figures.

Type Information
Type locality: Weymouth & Falmouth; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ending in a short, sharp point.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 January 2003 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 November 2024

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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: included Fucus nodicaulis Withering in synonymy. - (17 July 2019) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025