Dicurella scutellata (Hering) Papenfuss 1940
Current name:
Sarcothalia scutellata (Hering) Leister
Kommetjie, Cape Peninsula, Western CApe, South Africa - 06 October 2005. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Dicurella scutellata (Hering) Papenfuss 1940: 219
Published in: Papenfuss, G.F. (1940). Notes on South African marine algae. I. Botaniska Notiser 1940: 200-226, 16 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Dicurella is Dicurella fragilis (C.Agardh) J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sarcothalia scutellata (Hering) Leister.
Source of Synonymy
Hommersand, M.H., Guiry, M.D., Fredericq, S. & Leister, G.L. (1993). New perspectives in the taxonomy of the Gigartinaceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta). Proceedings of the International Seaweed Symposium 14: 105-120, 41 figs.
Basionym
Sphaerococcus scutellatus Hering
Type Information
Type locality: [Table Bay, Cape Province, South Africa]; (Silva & al. 1996: 293) Type: HBG; (Hommersand, Guiry, Fredericq & Leister 1993: 113) Notes: This type locality was first reported by Papenfuss (1940a: 220). [HBG, see Simons, 1983]. Collector : Ferdinand Krauss (Index Nominum Algarum). No locality is mentioned by Hering.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), shaped like a small platter.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 July 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 28 September 2012
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Taxonomic note
Synonym (in part, see Simons 1983) of Trematocarpus affinis (Womersley 1994: 320). - (14 July 2009) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 September 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025
