Dictyota dichotoma var. elongata (Kützing) Grunow, nom. illeg. 1874
Publication Details
Dictyota dichotoma var. elongata (Kützing) Grunow, nom. illeg. 1874: 24
Published in: Grunow, A. (1874). Algen der Fidschi-, Tonga- und Samoa-Inseln, gesammelt von Dr. E. Graeffe> Erste Folge: Phaeosporeae, Fucoideae und Florideae. Journal des Museum Godeffroy 3: 23-50.
Request PDFType Species
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.
Basionym
Dictyota elongata Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: St. Malo, France; (De Clerck 2003: 169) Holotype: L; 936.280-157 (De Clerck 2003: 169)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dichotomous, having divisions always in pairs (Stearn 1983).
Created: 06 May 2005 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 August 2012
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 August 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024
