Dictyota pardalis Kützing 1859
Publication Details
Dictyota pardalis Kützing 1859: 16, pl. 39: fig. II
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1859). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. IX [9] pp. i-vii, 1-42, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
Request PDFType 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 cervicornis Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
De Clerck, O. (2003). The genus Dictyota in the Indian Ocean. Opera Botanica Belgica 13: 1-205, 54 figs, 12 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: Caribbean Sea or Senegambia; (De Clerck 2003: 174) Holotype: L; 936.289-158 (De Clerck 2003: 174) Notes: De Clerck (2003) notes that the specimen in the Herb. Kützing (L) matches the protologue and drawing completely except for the type locality. The original description mentions the Caribbean Sea while the type specimen states Senegambia as locality. No further evidence could be obtained to trace the correct locality.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 February 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 February 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
