Dictyota abyssinica Kützing 1859
Publication Details
Dictyota abyssinica Kützing 1859: 9, pl. 21: fig. 3
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1859). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. IX [9] pp. i-vii, 1-42, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
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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 dichotoma var. intricata (C.Agardh) Greville.
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: [in mari rubro ad oras Abyssiniae] Eritrea, Red Sea; (De Clerck 2003: 160) Holotype: MEL; 537252 (De Clerck 2003: 160) Notes: Dictyota abyssinica was often regarded as a synonym of D. fasciola (J. Agardh, 1882: 103; De Toni, 1895: 277) but the type specimen belongs to D. dichotoma var. intricata.
Created: 18 April 2005 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 October 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 October 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
