Fucus comosus Labillardière 1807

Current name: Phyllospora comosa (Labillardière) C.Agardh
Phyllospora comosa, Tesselated Pavement, Pirates Bay, Tasmania - 30 October 2009. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)

Publication Details
Fucus comosus Labillardière 1807: 112, pl. 258

Published in: Labillardière, J.-J. (1807). Novae Hollandiae plantarum specimen Tomus secundus [parts 25, 26; pls 241-260]. . Parisiis [Paris]: ex typographiá Dominae Huzard.

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Publication date: early August 1807

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 Phyllospora comosa (Labillardière) C.Agardh.

Source of Synonymy
Agardh, C.A. (1839). Revision der Algengattung Macrocystis. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlichen Leopoldinisch-Carolinischen Akademie der Naturforscher 19(1): 281-316, pls XXVI-XXVIII.

Type Information
Type locality: "Habitat ad capitis Van-Diemen littora." [Tasmania]; (Labillardière 1807: 112) Type: FI; (Womersley 1987: 347) Notes: Silva & al. (1996) recommend consulting Ducker (1979: 20) for further information regarding the type locality of this species.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), furnished with tufts of leaves or hairs.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 14 April 2000 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 February 2023

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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 01 April 2025