Fucus foeniculaceus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1161. 1753.

"Habitat in Oceano." RCN: 8286, 8323.

Lectotype (Roberts in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 60: 252. 1968): Herb. Burser XX: 93 (UPS) .

Current name: Cystoseira foeniculacea (L.) Grev. ( Cystoseiraceae).

Note: Goodenough & Woodward (in Trans. Linn. Soc. 3: 135. 1797) noted and discussed the material in LINN, and Roberts (in Brit. Phycol. Bull. 3: 548. 1968) provided a photograph of the type material.