Dictyota dichotoma var. vulgaris (Kützing) Grunow 1874
Publication Details
Dictyota dichotoma var. vulgaris (Kützing) Grunow 1874: 24
Type 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 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.
Basionym
Dichophyllium vulgare Kützing
Type Information
type locality: Trieste, Italy; (De Clerck 2003: 160) Lectotype: L; 936.262-239 (De Clerck 2003: 160) Notes: According to De Clerck (2003), the lectotype of D. vulgare is extremely slender and spirally twisted, unlike the specimen illustrated by Kützing in his later work (1859: 6, pl. 10, fig. 2). Lectotypification is established by De Clerck (2003).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dichotomous, having divisions always in pairs (Stearn 1983).
Created: 09 May 2005 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 May 2005
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 May 2005. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
