Fucus articulatus Forsskål, nom. illeg. 1775
Publication Details
Fucus articulatus Forsskål, nom. illeg. 1775: 191
Published in: Forsskål, P. (1775). Flora Aegyptiaca-Arabica sive descriptiones plantarum, quas per Aegyptum inferiorem et Arabium delicem detexit illustravit Petrus Forskål. Prof. Haun. Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. pp. [1]-32, [i]- xxxvi, ... [1]-219, [220, err.], map. Hauniæ [Copenhagen]: ex officina Mölleri.
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 Hormophysa cuneiformis (J.F.Gmelin) P.C.Silva.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.
Type Information
Type locality: Suez, Egypt; (Silva & al. 1996: 651)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), articulated, jointed (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 June 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 June 2010
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: not Fucus articulatus S.G.Gmelin, 1768. - (20 November 2017) - M.D. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 June 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 June 2025
