Dictyota vieillardii Kützing 1863
Publication Details
Dictyota vieillardii Kützing 1863: 14
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dictyota is Dictyota dichotoma (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: New Caledonia; (Millar & Prud'homme van Reine 2005: 538) Lectotype: Vieillard; L; 936.291-5 (barcode L 0194020) (Millar & Prud'homme van Reine 2005: 538) Notes: Type: Vieillard # 2035. Millar & Prud'homme van Reine (2005: 538) note that there are several specimens under this name, and Kützing did not illustrate the species in his Tabulae Phycologicae. They designate the specimen annotated with Kützing's handwriting as the lectotype.
Eponomy
Named for Eugène Vieillard (1819-1896), a French naval surgeon and naturalist who collected in New Caledonia and Tahiti and was director of the Jardin Botanique de Caen.
Created: 03 June 2005 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 March 2008
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 March 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024
