Fucus pumilus Hudson, nom. inval. 1778
Publication Details
Fucus pumilus Hudson, nom. inval. 1778: 584
Published in: Hudson, [W.] (1778). Flora anglica; exhibens plantas per regnum Britanniæ sponte crescentes, distributas secundum systema sexuale: cum differentiis specierum, synonymis auctorum, nominibus incolarum, solo locorum, tempore florendi, officinalibus pharmacopæorum. Tomus II. Editio altera, emendata et aucta.. pp. [i], 335-690. Londini [London]: impensis auctoris: prostant venales apud J. Nourse, in the Strand.
Request PDFType 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.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dwarf.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 September 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 April 2021
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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: on p. 662 name withdrawn in favor of Fucus pygmaeus Lightfoot 1777 ["in rupibus et saxis inter fluxum et refluxum maris frequens"], a lichen, Lichina pygmaea. - (11 September 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 April 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 June 2025
