Fucus ramosissimus Oeder, nom. inval. 1766
Publication Details
Fucus ramosissimus Oeder, nom. inval. 1766: 7, pl. CCLXXVI [276]
Published in: Oeder, G.C. (1766). [Flora danica] Icones plantarum sponte nascentium in regnis Daniae et Norvegiae, in ducatibus Slesvici et Holsaticae, et in comitatibus Oldenburgi et Delmenhorstiae; ad illustrandum opus de iisdem plantis, regio jussu exarandum, Florae danicae nomine inscriptum. Vol. 3, fasc. 5. pp. [1]-10, pls. CCXLI–CCC [241–300]. København [Copenhagen]: Trykt hos hans Kongl. Majests. Hof-Bogtrykker Nicolaus Møller.
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 Osmundea oederi (Gunnerus) G.Furnari.
Source of Synonymy
Serio, D., Petrocelli, A., Cormaci, M., Cecere, E. & Furnari, G. (2008). First record of Osmundea oederi (Gunnerus) G. Furnari comb. nov. (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) from the Mediterranean Sea. Cryptogamie, Algologie 29: 119-127.
Type Information
Type locality: Stavanger; (Athanasiadis 1996: 119) Lectotype: original illustration (Athanasiadis 1996: 119)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), much branched.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 October 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: according to INA: 'polynomial (phrase name), consequently not eligible as basionym ["Fucus, ramosissimus, ramis vagis approximatis teretibus, vesicis solidis, sparsis, caulinis"; epithet not differentiated typographically, as was usually done]'. See also Serio et al. (2008) and Athanasiadis (2016). - (27 August 2011) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 March 2025
