Fucus erica-marina S.G.Gmelin, nom. illeg. 1768

Publication Details
Fucus erica-marina S.G.Gmelin, nom. illeg. 1768: 128, pl. 11: fig. 2 (as 'erica marina')

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.

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Publication 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 Ericaria selaginoides (Linnaeus) 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: [Cornwall?]; (Molinari & Guiry 2020: 66) Lectotype (designated by Molinari & Guiry 2020): OXF; sheet No. 1920, Sherard Herbarium (Molinari & Guiry 2020: 6)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 May 2022

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Nomenclatural note
Illegtimate: cites Fucus tamariscifolius Hudson in synonymy. - (05 February 2011) - M.D. Guiry

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 May 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025