Dictyomenia volubilis (Linnaeus) Greville 1830

Publication Details
Dictyomenia volubilis (Linnaeus) Greville 1830: li

Published in: Greville, R.K. (1830). Algae britannicae, or descriptions of the marine and other inarticulated plants of the British islands, belonging to the order Algae; with plates illustrative of the genera. pp. [i]-lxxxviii, [1]-218, pl. 1-19. Edinburgh & London: McLachlan & Stewart; Baldwin & Cradock.

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Publication date: Feb.-March 1830

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Dictyomenia is Dictyomenia tridens (Mertens ex Turner) Greville.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Osmundaria volubilis (Linnaeus) R.E.Norris.

Basionym
Fucus volubilis Linnaeus

Type Information
Type locality: Not specified; (Silva & al. 1996: 534)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), twining (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 10 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 September 2004

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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