Dictyota spiralis Montagne 1846
Publication Details
Dictyota spiralis Montagne 1846: 29, no fig.
Published in: Montagne, [J.F.]C. (1846). Flore d'Algérie. Ordo I. Phyceae Fries. In: Exploration scientifique de l'Algérie pendant les années 1840, 1841, 1842...Sciences physiques. Botanique. Cryptogamie. (Durieu De Maisonneuve, M.C. Eds) Vol. 1, pp. 1-197. Paris: Imprimerie Royale, publiée par ordre du Gouvernement et avec le concours d'une Commission Académique.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dictyota is Dictyota dichotoma (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Syntype localities: Algeria: near Algiers and near La Calle (El Kala); (Athanasiadis 1996: 206) Lectotype: PC ; MA8030 (De Clerck 2003: 177) Notes: Type localities: [La Calle] El Kala and [pointe Pescade prope Alger], Algeria (De Clerck, 2003). Lectotype selected from among Montagne's materials by Tronholm et al. (2010: fig 10A).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spiral (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 April 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 October 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024