Fucus dichotomus (Hudson) Bertoloni, nom. illeg. 1819

Publication Details
Fucus dichotomus (Hudson) Bertoloni, nom. illeg. 1819: 314

Published in: Bertoloni, A. (1819). Amoenitates italicae sistentes opuscula ad rem herbariam et zoologiam Italiae spectantia. pp. [i-vi] + 1-472, 6 pls. Bononiae [Bologna]: Typis Annesii de Nobilibus.

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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 Dictyota dichotoma (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.

Source of Synonymy
De Clerck, O. (2003). The genus Dictyota in the Indian Ocean. Opera Botanica Belgica 13: 1-205, 54 figs, 12 tables.

Basionym
Ulva dichotoma Hudson

Type Information
Type locality: Walney Island, Lancashire, England; (Silva & al. 1996: 589) Notes: According to Womersley (1987: 194), the type is from England: probably lost. According to De Clerck (2003), a neotype needs to be selected.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dichotomous, having divisions always in pairs (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 27 May 2005 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 November 2017

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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: priority for Fucus dichotomus Lepechin, 1775. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 June 2025

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