Dictyota marginata (C.Agardh) Greville 1830
Current name:
Stoechospermum polypodioides (J.V.Lamouroux) J.Agardh
Okha, Devbhumi Dwaraka District, Gujarat, 361350, India - 29 June 2021. Haresh Kalasariya (hareshahir22@gmail.com)
Publication Details
Dictyota marginata (C.Agardh) Greville 1830: xliii
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.
Publication date: Feb.-March 1830
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 Stoechospermum polypodioides (J.V.Lamouroux) J.Agardh.
Basionym
Zonaria marginata C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Red Sea; (Silva & al. 1996: 610) Type: P. Forsskål; LD; (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 46) Notes: Silva et al. (1996) recommend consulting J. Agardh (1984b: 99) for more information on the type locality of this species.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), margined (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 October 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 June 2005
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 June 2005. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2024