Dichophyllium implexum (Desfontaines) Kützing 1843
Current name:
Dictyota implexa (Desfontaines) J.V.Lamouroux
La Rhianna, Andalucia, Spain - 23 July 2013. Francis Bunker (fbunker@marineseen.com)
Publication Details
Dichophyllium implexum (Desfontaines) Kützing 1843: 338
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1843). Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. pp. [part 1]: [i]-xxxii, [1]-142, [part 2:] 143-458, 1, err.], pls 1-80. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 14-16 Sep 1843
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Dichophyllium is Dichophyllium vulgare Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dictyota implexa (Desfontaines) J.V.Lamouroux.
Source of Synonymy
De Clerck, O. (2003). The genus Dictyota in the Indian Ocean. Opera Botanica Belgica 13: 1-205, 54 figs, 12 tables.
Basionym
Fucus implexus Desfontaines
Type Information
Type locality: Habitat in mare mediterraneo [Mediterranean Sea]; (Desfontaines 1799: 423) Holotype: PC; 0146187 (Tronholm et al. 2010: 1313, fig. 8A) Notes: Tronholm et al. (2010: 1313) select GENT FS 338 as epitype (fig. 8B) as epitype of Dictyota implexa (Desfontaines) Lamouroux.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), entangled, entwined, interwoven, interlaced (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 April 2005 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 September 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 September 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
