Fucus flaccidus Turner, nom. illeg. 1807

Publication Details
Fucus flaccidus Turner, nom. illeg. 1807: 137, pl. 61

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.

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Publication 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 Carpoblepharis flaccida (J.V.Lamouroux) Kützing.

Type Information
Type locality: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 386)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flaccid, not able to hold up its own weight (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 19 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 February 2023

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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: not Fucus flaccidus J.V. Lamouroux, 1802. - (03 November 2008) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 April 2025