Fucus cuneiformis J.F.Gmelin 1792

Current name: Hormophysa cuneiformis (J.F.Gmelin) P.C.Silva
Palau Islands, West Pacific, 1 m deepPalau International Coral Reef Center

Publication Details
Fucus cuneiformis J.F.Gmelin 1792: 1389

Published in: Gmelin, J.F. (1792). Caroli a Linné...Systema naturae per regna tria naturae. Vol. 2, part 2 pp. 885-1661. Leipzig.

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 Hormophysa cuneiformis (J.F.Gmelin) P.C.Silva.

Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.

Type Information
Type locality: As Suways (Suez), Egypt; (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 48) Type: P. Forsskål; C; (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 48)

Origin of Species Name
(Latin), wedge-shaped or narrow below and wide above

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 27 June 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 15 June 2010

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Nomenclatural note
Lipkin & Silva (2002: 48) note that this is a new name (Fucus articulatus Forsskal 1775: 191, not F. articulatus S.G. Gmelin 1768: 77). - (15 June 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 June 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 April 2025