Dilophus spiralis (Montagne) Hamel 1939
Publication Details
Dilophus spiralis (Montagne) Hamel 1939: 352
Published in: Hamel, G. (1939). Phéophycées de France. Fasc. V. pp. i-xlvii + 337-431, [432, expl. pl.], [i]-xliv, xlvii], figs 56-60, 10 pls. Paris: [Publié par l'auteur].
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dilophus is Dilophus gunnianus J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dictyota spiralis Montagne.
Source of Synonymy
De Clerck, O. (2003). The genus Dictyota in the Indian Ocean. Opera Botanica Belgica 13: 1-205, 54 figs, 12 tables.
Basionym
Dictyota spiralis Montagne
Type Information
Syntype localities: Algeria: near Algiers and near La Calle (El Kala); (Athanasiadis 1996: 206) Lectotype: PC ; MA8030 (De Clerck 2003: 177) Notes: Type localities: [La Calle] El Kala and [pointe Pescade prope Alger], Algeria (De Clerck, 2003). Lectotype selected from among Montagne's materials by Tronholm et al. (2010: fig 10A).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spiral (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 July 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 July 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
