Fucus taxifolius M.Vahl 1802
Current name:
Caulerpa taxifolia (M.Vahl) C.Agardh
1. Habit. 2. Upper subtidal (Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam). - 29 February 2012. Eduard and Tamara Titlyanova (etitlyanov@mail.ru)
Publication Details
Fucus taxifolius M.Vahl 1802: 36
Published in: Vahl, M. (1802). Endeel kryptogamiske Planter fra St.-Croix. Skrifter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet, København 5(2): 29-47.
Request PDFType 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 taxifolia (M.Vahl) C.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: St. Croix, Virgin Islands; (Silva & al. 1996: 846)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 December 2020
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Nomenclatural note
Fucus taxifolius H. West (Belton et al. 2019). - (02 March 2020) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 December 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 February 2025
