Microdictyon boergesenii Setchell 1925
Publication Details
Microdictyon boergesenii Setchell 1925: 106 (as 'Boergesenii')
Published in: Setchell, W.A. (1925). Notes on Microdictyon. University of California Publications in Botany 13: 103-107.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Microdictyon is Microdictyon agardhianum Decaisne.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Dredged in 24 meters, opposite Cruz Bay, St. Jan Islands, Virgin Islands, West Indies, Boergesen, No. 1910. Type No. 207386, Herb. Univev. of California" [St. John, Virgin Islands]; (Setchell 1925: 106) Holotype: UC; 207386 (Setchell 1925: 106)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 March 2023
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Taxonomic note
Comments from John et al. (2004): “For the considerable taxonomic confusion surrounding this and closely related species, see Silva et al. (1996).” John et al. (2004) cite Microdictyon agardhianum Decne. as a synonym of this species. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025
