Dictyota dichotoma (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux 1809

Dictyota dichotoma (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux

Current name: Dictyota dichotoma (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux
Sotogawa-cho, Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Chiba University. Transverse section of frondHideki Haga (902180827@office.chiba-u.jp)

Publication Details
Dictyota dichotoma (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux 1809: 42

Published in: Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1809). Exposition des caractères du genre Dictyota, et tableau des espèces qu'il renferem. Journal de Botanique [Desvaux] 2: 38-44.

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Publication date: 1–8 April 17067

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Dictyota.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Ulva dichotoma Hudson

Type Information
Type locality: Walney Island, Lancashire, England; (Silva & al. 1996: 589) Notes: According to Womersley (1987: 194), the type is from England: probably lost. According to De Clerck (2003), a neotype needs to be selected.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dichotomous, having divisions always in pairs (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 31 March 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 02 October 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 December 2024

 
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