Dictyota complanata Schousboe ex Bornet, nom. inval. 1892
Publication Details
Dictyota complanata Schousboe ex Bornet, nom. inval. 1892: 227
Published in: Bornet, E. (1892). Les algues de P.-K.-A. Schousboe. Mémoires de la Société des Sciences Naturelles et Mathématiques de Cherbourg 28: 165-376, pls I-III.
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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 (Hudson) 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.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flattened out, usually in one plane (Stearn 1983).
Created: 29 April 2005 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 October 2011
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Nomenclatural note
De Clerk (2003) notes that this is a nomen nudum. See note for Dictyota areolata Schousboe. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Taxonomic note
Synonymy (De Clerck (2003)) follows Bornet (1892: 227). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 October 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 April 2025
