Fucus ericoides Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 2: 1631. 1763.

"Habitat in Oceano Europaeo." RCN: 8301, 8359.

Lectotype (Athanasiadis, Taxon. Litt. Biogeogr. Skand. Rödalg . Brunalg.: 219. 1996): Herb. Linn. No. 1274.18 (LINN) .

Current name: Cystoseira tamariscifolia (Huds.) Papenf. ( Cystoseiraceae).

Note: Roberts (in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 60: 256. 1968) stated that this was based on a Ray synonym (unaccompanied by an illustration).