Fucus pseudopalmatus J.V.Lamouroux 1805
Current name:
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata (J.V.Lamouroux) P.C.Silva
Piedra Seca, Ría de Arousa, Galicia, Spain, 2007; TS thallus at marginIgnacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Fucus pseudopalmatus J.V.Lamouroux 1805: 29, pl. 25: fig. 2
Published in: Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1805). Dissertations sur plusieurs espèces de Fucus, peu connues ou nouvelles; avec leur description en Latin et en Français. pp. [i]-xxiv, [1]-85, plus 36 plates. Agen & Paris: Raymond Noubel (imprimerie) & Treuttel et Vürtz (librairie).
Request PDFPublication date: An XIII = 1805
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 Rhodymenia pseudopalmata (J.V.Lamouroux) P.C.Silva.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C. (1952). A review of nomenclatural conservation in the algae from the point of view of the type method. University of California Publications in Botany 25: 241-323.
Type Information
Type locality: "In Vasconio sinu, Hispaniaeque oris habitat." [A Coruña, Spain]; (Lamouroux 1805: 29) Lectotype: CN; fig. 1 (Guiry 1977) Notes: In the discussion specimens from rocks at Biarritz are mentioned.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling [Palmaria] palmata (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 November 2020
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 November 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 June 2025
