Zonaria dichotoma (Hudson) C.Agardh 1817

Publication Details
Zonaria dichotoma (Hudson) C.Agardh 1817: XX

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1817). Synopsis algarum Scandinaviae, adjecta dispositione universali algarum. pp. [i]-xl, [1]-135. Lundae [Lund]: Ex officina Berlingiana.

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Publication date: Mai-Dec 1817 (p. vii: i Mai 1817)

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Zonaria is Zonaria flava C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dictyota dichotoma (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.

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
Ulva dichotoma Hudson

Type Information
Type locality: Walney Island, Lancashire, England; (Silva & al. 1996: 589) Notes: According to Womersley (1987: 194), the type is from England: probably lost. According to De Clerck (2003), a neotype needs to be selected.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dichotomous, having divisions always in pairs (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 30 May 2005

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 May 2005. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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