Dictyota alternans (J.Agardh) Hörnig, Schnetter & Prud'homme 1993
Publication Details
Dictyota alternans (J.Agardh) Hörnig, Schnetter & Prud'homme 1993: 169
Published in: Hörnig, I., Schnetter, R. & Prud'homme van Reine, W.F. (1993). Additional note to "The genus Dictyota (Phaeophyceae) in the North Atlantic. I. A new generic concept and new species." Correction and validation of new combinations in the genus Dictyota. Nova Hedwigia 56: 169-171.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dictyota is Dictyota dichotoma (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dictyota pinnatifida Kützing.
Basionym
Dilophus alternans J.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: "Ex Key-West Floridas, misit Farlow." [Key West, Florida, U.S.A.]; (Agardh 1882: 108) Type: LD; (De Clerck 2003: 178)
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), alternating (Stearn 1992).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 May 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 May 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
