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Fucoides

Algae

Taxonomy
Fucoides was named by Brongniart (1822). It is not extant. Its type is Fucoides orbignianus.

It was reranked as Marchantites (Fucoides) by Leckenby (1864).

It was assigned to Marchantites by Leckenby (1864); to Algae by Knowlton (1919); and to Plantae by Andrews (1970).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Fucoides Brongniart
1864Marchantites (Fucoides) Leckenby
1919Fucoides Knowlton
1970Fucoides Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
classAlgae
RankNameAuthor
genusFucoidesBrongniart 1822

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Fucoides Brongniart 1822
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Fucoides connecticutensis Hitchcock 1841
Fucoides orbignianus Brongniart 1823
Fucoides serra Brongniart 1828
Fucoides shepardi Hitchcock 1841
Fucoides venosus McClelland 1850
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available