Fucus dulcis S.G.Gmelin, nom. illeg. 1768
Publication Details
Fucus dulcis S.G.Gmelin, nom. illeg. 1768: 189
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
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Palmaria palmata (Linnaeus) F.Weber & D.Mohr.
Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. (2016). Phycologia Europaea Rhodophyta Vol. I. pp. [i]-xxxxviii, 1-762. Thessaloniki: Published and distributed by the author.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 November 2001 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 April 2017
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: superfluous, as it includes Fucus digitatus Hudson, 1762, fide INA. - (04 April 2017) - M.D. Guiry
Taxonomic note
Athanasiadis (2016: 171) mentions that pl. 26 probably represents Dilsea carnosa. - (04 April 2017) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 April 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 May 2025
