Fucus spermophorus Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 719. 1767. RCN: 8357.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Linn. No. 1274.109 (LINN); Herb. Linn. No. 1274.106 (LINN) .

Current name: Chondrus spermophorus (L.) Grev. ( Gigartinaceae).

Note: The application of this name is uncertain but it may threaten names in Gracilaria Grev. and Gelidium J.V. Lamour., and so might prove to be a candidate for rejection.