Dictyota johnstonii Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1924
Publication Details
Dictyota johnstonii Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1924: 730, 731, pl. 18: figs 54-56; pl. 39
Published in: Setchell, W.A. & Gardner, N.L. (1924). XXIX Expedition of the California Academy of Sciences to the Gulf of California in 1921. The marine algae. Proceedings of the California Academy of Science, Fourth Series 12(29): 695-949, pls 12-88, map.
Publication date: "May 13, 1924"
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 Dictyota flabellata (Collins) Setchell & N.L.Gardner.
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: Isla Partida, Gulf of California; (Setchell & Gardner 1924: 730) Type: Ivan M. Johnston (No. 81); July; On rocks in the upper sublittoral belt; Herb. Calif. Acad. Sci.; 1337 (Setchell & Gardner 1924: 730) Notes: De Clerck (2003) gives the following data: Type locality: Isla Partida, Baja California, Mexico; Holotype: UC CAS 1337.
Eponomy
Named for I.M. Johnston, collector of the type.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 November 2001 by Olivia Fitzgerald.
Last updated: 20 January 2010
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 January 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 September 2024