Dictyota mertensii (C.Martius) Kützing 1859
Current name:
Dictyota mertensii (C.Martius) Kützing
In situ photograph, algal plain, seaward Punta Brea, Puerto Rico, 17 m. - 06 December 2021. CC BY-NC 4.0
Publication Details
Dictyota mertensii (C.Martius) Kützing 1859: 15, pl. 36: fig. 1
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1859). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. IX [9] pp. i-vii, 1-42, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dictyota is Dictyota dichotoma (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Ulva mertensii C.Martius
Type Information
Type locality: Salvador, Brazil; (De Clerck 2003: 182) Lectotype: M?; (De Clerck 2003: 182)
Origin of Species Name
(Latinised), named for Dr Mertens
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 November 2021
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 November 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024