Fucus gigartinus Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1344. 1759.

RCN: 8275, 8355.

Neotype (Irvine in Spencer & al. in Taxon, in press): Herb. Linn. No. 1274.102 (LINN) .

Current name: Gigartina pistillata (S.G. Gmel.) Stackh. ( Gigartinaceae).

Note: The specific epithet was spelled “gigantinus” in the protologue, subsequently corrected by Linnaeus in Syst. Nat. ed. 12 (1767).