Dictyota ceylanica var. anastomosans Yamada 1950
Publication Details
Dictyota ceylanica var. anastomosans Yamada 1950: 186, text-fig. 4
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.
Type Information
Type locality: Ryukyusho, Japan; (De Clerck 2003: 165) Type: SAP?; (De Clerck 2003: 165)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), Of (from) Ceylon, an island in the Indian Ocean off southern India (cf. ceylonensis & ceylonicus).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
De Clerck (2003) notes that this is a poorly known variety of D. ceylanica, characterised by the presence of rhizoids along the entire length of the thallus.
Created: 31 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 June 2005
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 June 2005. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 October 2024