Fucus cactoides Turner 1809
Current name:
Caulerpa cactoides (Turner) C.Agardh
Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia; rock pool - 18 November 2013. M.D. Guiry (michael.guiry@algaebase.org)
Publication Details
Fucus cactoides Turner 1809: 89-90, pl. 171
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 Caulerpa cactoides (Turner) C.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: "southern coast of New Holland"; (Silva & al. 1996: 815) Type: R. Brown; BM; (Womersley 1984: 269)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 February 2020
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 February 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024