Dictyota canaliculata De Clerck & Coppejans 1997
Current name:
Dictyota canaliculata De Clerck & Coppejans
Palau Islands, West PacificPalau International Coral Reef Center
Publication Details
Dictyota canaliculata De Clerck & Coppejans 1997: 409, figs 1-4
Published in: De Clerck, O. & Coppejans, E. (1997). The genus Dictyota J.V. Lamour (Dictyotaceae, Phaeophyta) from Indonesia in the Herbarium Weber-van Bosse, including the description of Dictyota canaliculata spec. nov. Blumea 42: 407-420.
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
Type locality: Patch Reef east of Loloata Island, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; (De Clerck 2003: 164) Holotype: GENT; ODC 251 (De Clerck 2003: 164)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), canaliculate, with a longitudinal channel or groove (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 January 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024