Dichotomaria fragilis Lamarck 1816
Publication Details
Dichotomaria fragilis Lamarck 1816: 145
Published in: Lamarck, J.B. (1816). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Vol. 2 pp. 1-568. Paris: Verdière.
Request PDFPublication date: March 1816
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Dichotomaria is Dichotomaria marginata (J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Tricleocarpa fragilis (Linnaeus) Huisman & R.A.Townsend.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.
Type Information
Type locality: "les mers d’Amérique"; (Silva & al. 1996: 117)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fragile (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 31 March 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
