Fucus labillardierei Mertens ex Turner 1809
Publication Details
Fucus labillardierei Mertens ex Turner 1809: 8, 9, pl. 137
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 Phacelocarpus peperocarpos (Poiret) M.J.Wynne, Ardré & P.C.Silva.
Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J., Ardré, F. & Silva, P.C. (1993). The identity of Fucus peperocarpos Poiret. Cryptogamie Algologie 14(1): 37-42, 6 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: "At Van Diemen's Land, in New Holland. M. Labillardièr." [Tasmania; Storm Bay, sccording to Ducker (1979: 20)]; (Turner 1809-1811: 8) Holotype: BM?;
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 April 2025
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Nomenclatural note
"For specimens of this Fucus, accompanied by a drawing, I have to acknowledge my obligations to the kindness,
so often already mentioned, of Professor Mertens, who sent it to me marked with the name of M. Labillardiere, by
whom it appears originally to have been discovered." - (01 January 2016) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 June 2025
