Fucus divaricatus R.Brown ex Turner, nom. illeg. 1809
Publication Details
Fucus divaricatus R.Brown ex Turner, nom. illeg. 1809: 110-111, pl. 181
Published in: Turner, D. (1809-1811 '1811'). Fuci sive plantarum fucorum generi a botanicis ascriptarum icones descriptiones et historia. Fuci, or colored figures and descriptions of the plants referrred by botanists to the genus Fucus. Vol. III pp. [i], [1]-148 , [1-2], pl. 135-196 (col. copp. by W.J. Hooker and others). Londini [London]: typis J. M'Creery, impensis J. et A. Arch.
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 Hymenocladia divaricata Harvey.
Source of Synonymy
Womersley, H.B.S. (1996). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia - Part IIIB - Gracilariales, Rhodymeniales, Corallinales and Bonnemaisoniales. pp. [1]-392, 160 figs. Canberra & Adelaide: Australian Biological Resources Study with assistance from the State Herbarium of South Australia.
Type Information
Type locality: Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 297) Holotype: R. Brown; BM; (Womersley 1996: 111) Notes: "the coast of New Holland" (R. Brown).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), divaricate, spreading at a wide angle (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 November 2017
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: not Fucus divaricatus Linnaeus, 1753. - (20 November 2017) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 June 2025
