Dictyota crenulata var. canariensis Grunow 1884
Publication Details
Dictyota crenulata var. canariensis Grunow 1884: 54
Published in: Piccone, A. (1884). Crociera del Corsaro alle Isole Madera e Canarie del Capitano Enrico d'Albertis. Alghe. pp. [3]-60, 1 pl. Genova [Genoa]: Tipografia del r. Istituto Sordo-Muti.
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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 canariensis (Grunow) Tronholm.
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: Tenerife, Canary Islands; (De Clerck 2003: 166) Lectotype: W; 18753 (De Clerck 2003: 166) Notes: De Clerck (2003) notes that lectotypification was established by Nizamuddin & Gerloff (1979: 869) who erroneously cited this variety as D. crenulata f. canariensis. Type material collected by Liebetruth (Tronholm et al. 2013).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), crenulate, having small rounded teeth (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
De Clerck (2003) notes that this is a growth form of D. crenulata characterised by leafy proliferations and a smaller number of dentations.
Created: 29 April 2005 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 September 2016
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 September 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
