Fucus palmetta Stackhouse, nom. illeg. 1801

Publication Details
Fucus palmetta Stackhouse, nom. illeg. 1801: 102, pl. XVI [16]

Published in: Stackhouse, J. (1802 '1801'). Nereis britannica; continens species omnes fucorum in insulis britannicis crescentium: descriptione latine et anglico, necnon iconibus ad vivum depictis... Fasc. 3. pp. xxv-xl, 71-112, 1-4, 1-3, pls XIII-XVII, A-G. Bathoniae [Bath] & Londini [London]: S. Hazard; J. White.

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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 Rhodymenia pseudopalmata (J.V.Lamouroux) P.C.Silva.

Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C. (1952). A review of nomenclatural conservation in the algae from the point of view of the type method. University of California Publications in Botany 25: 241-323.

Type Information
Type locality: Cornwall, England. Stipes of Laminaria hyperborea.; (Stackhouse 1802: 102)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 December 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 13 November 2020

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Nomenclatural note
Illegitiamte: not Fucus palmetta S.G.Gmelin, 1768. - (06 September 2019) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 November 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 May 2025

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