Poiret, J.L.M. in Lamarck, J.B.A.P.M. de (1808), Varec. Fucus. Encyclopedie Methodique. Botanique: 384-385 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Cette plante croit dans l'Ocean, f[s]ur les cotes de I'If[s]le-de-France ou de Madagaf[s]car. (V. f[s]. in herb. P. Th.)

Lamouroux, J.V. (1813), Essai sur les genres de la famille des Thalassiophytes non articulees. Annales du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle 20: 138 [basionym]

basionym of: Plocamium peperocarpos (Poir.) J.V.Lamour. legitimate

Wynne, M.J., Ardreé F. & Silva, P.C. (1993), The identity of Fucus pepricarpos Poiret. Cryptogamie - Algologie 14: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Fucus pepricarpos Poir. orth. var.

• Type specimen: LECTOTYPE: Caen: [Accession No. unknown]
• Reference Note: ynne, Ardré, & P. Silva (1993) explained why they preferred to spell the epithet peperocarpos and why the provenance of the type specimen is probably Australia rather than Madagascar or Mauritius, as indicated uncertainly by Poiret.

Wynne, M.J., Ardreé F. & Silva, P.C. (1993), The identity of Fucus pepricarpos Poiret. Cryptogamie - Algologie 14: 384 [basionym]

basionym of: Phacelocarpus peperocarpos (Poir.) M.J.Wynne, Ardré & P.C.Silva legitimate

Womersley, H.B.S. (1994), The marine benthic flora of southern Australia: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Phacelocarpus peperocarpos (Poir.) M.J.Wynne, Ardré & P.C.Silva legitimate

ABRS (2011), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2011: - [secondary reference]

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