Fucus scorpioides Hornemann, nom. illeg. 1813
Publication Details
Fucus scorpioides Hornemann, nom. illeg. 1813: pl. MCCCCLXXIX [1479]
Published in: Hornemann, J.W. (1813). [Flora danica] Vol. 9, fasc. 25. pp. 1-8, pls MCCCCXLI-MD. Havniae [Copenhagen].
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 Ascophyllum nodosum f. scorpioides Hauck.
Source of Synonymy
Mathieson, A.C. & Dawes, C.J. (2017). Seaweeds of the Northwest Atlantic. pp. [i]-xi, 1-798, 109 pls. Amherst & Boston: University of Massachusetts Press.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 June 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 October 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: priority for Fucus scorpiodes Hudson, 1762. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 May 2025
