Udotea dixonii D.S.Littler & Littler 1990

Publication Details
Udotea dixonii D.S.Littler & Littler 1990: 220, fig. 8 a-f

Published in: Littler, D.S. & Littler, M.M. (1990). Systematics of Udotea species (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta) in the tropical western Atlantic. Phycologia 29(2): 206-252.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Udotea is Udotea flabellum (J.Ellis & Solander) M.Howe.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Holotype locality: "...east side of Curlew Cay, Belize"; (Littler & Littler 1990: 220) Holotype: D.S. Littler, M.M. Littler, B.L. Brooks, B.E. Lapointe; 10 February 1988; attached to sand-covered rock, 46 m deep; US; 30598 (Littler & Littler 1990: 220)

Eponomy
Named for Peter S. Dixon, British phycologist and nomenclaturalist, latterly of the University of California, Irvine.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 05 July 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 March 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024

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