Fucus inermis R.Brown ex Turner 1811
Current name: Perithalia caudata (Labillardière) Womersley
Publication Details
Fucus inermis R.Brown ex Turner 1811: 120, pl. 186
Published in: Turner, D. (1809-1811 '1811'). Fuci sive plantarum fucorum generi a botanicis ascriptarum icones descriptiones et historia. Fuci, or colored figures and descriptions of the plants referrred by botanists to the genus Fucus. Vol. III pp. [i], [1]-148 , [1-2], pl. 135-196 (col. copp. by W.J. Hooker and others). Londini [London]: typis J. M'Creery, impensis J. et A. Arch.
Request PDFType 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 Perithalia caudata (Labillardière) Womersley.
Source of Synonymy
Womersley, H.B.S. (1967). A critical survey of the marine algae of southern Australia. II. Phaeophyta. Australian Journal of Botany 15: 189-270, 6 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Ad oras australes Novae Hollandiae e Tasmaniae; (Agardh 1890: 4)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), unarmed, without spines.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 March 2007 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 July 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 July 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 May 2025
