Fucus papillosus S.G.Gmelin 1768
Publication Details
Fucus papillosus S.G.Gmelin 1768: 188
Published in: Gmelin, S.G. (1768). Historia fucorum. pp. [i-xii], [i]-239, [i]-6 expl. tab., 35 pls [1A, IB, IIA, IIB, III-XXXIII]. Petropoli [St. Petersburg]: Ex typographia Academiae scientiarum.
Request PDFPublication date: p. xii: i Mai 1768
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Fucus is Fucus vesiculosus Linnaeus.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
Syntype localities: "mare album, mediterraneum"; (Silva & al. 1996: 518)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), papillate, covered with papillae (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 September 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 November 2017
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Taxonomic note
A name of uncertain application (Silva, Basson & Moe, 1996: 518). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 May 2025
