Fucus zosteroides J.V.Lamouroux, nom. illeg. 1805

Publication Details
Fucus zosteroides J.V.Lamouroux, nom. illeg. 1805: 25, pl. 22, fig. 3; pl. 23, fig.1

Published in: Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1805). Dissertations sur plusieurs espèces de Fucus, peu connues ou nouvelles; avec leur description en Latin et en Français. pp. [i]-xxiv, [1]-85, plus 36 plates. Agen & Paris: Raymond Noubel (imprimerie) & Treuttel et Vürtz (librairie).

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Publication date: An XIII = 1805

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 Dictyota dichotoma (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.

Source of Synonymy
De Clerck, O. (2003). The genus Dictyota in the Indian Ocean. Opera Botanica Belgica 13: 1-205, 54 figs, 12 tables.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling the genus Zostera, a sea-grass.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 27 May 2005 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 March 2016

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Nomenclatural note
De Clerck (2003) notes that the citation of Ulva punctata Stackhouse as a synonym, obliged Lamouroux to use the previously published name Fucus punctatus Stackhouse; he concluded that Fucus zosteroides J.V. Lamouroux should thus be interpreted as a superfluous and hence illegitimate new name, rather than as a new species. Lamouroux (1809: 42) subsequently placed F. zosteroides in synonymy with D. dichotoma. - (20 August 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 March 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 April 2025