Fucus purpureus Turner, nom. illeg. 1807-1808
Publication Details
Fucus purpureus Turner, nom. illeg. 1807-1808: 67, pl. 224
Published in: Turner, D. (1807-1808 '1808'). Fuci sive plantarum fucorum generi a botanicis ascriptarum icones descriptiones et historia. Fuci, or coloured figures and descriptions of the plants referred by botanists to the genus Fucus. Vol. I pp. [i, iii], [1]-164, [1]-2, pls 1-71 (col. copp. W.J. Hooker). Londini [London]: typis J. M'Creery, impensis J. et A. Arch.
Request PDFPublication date: Sep 1807-1 Jun 1808
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 Rytiphlaea tinctoria (Clemente) C.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Phillips, L.E. & De Clerck, O. (2005). The terete and sub-terete members of the red algal tribe Amansieae (Ceramiales, Rhodomelaceae). Cryptogamie Algologie 26: 5-33, 26 figs.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), purple (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 April 2005 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 09 July 2019
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: not non Fucus purpureus Hudson (1762: 471). - (09 July 2019) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 July 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 April 2025
