Dictyota mediterranea (Schiffner) G.Furnari 1997

Publication Details
Dictyota mediterranea (Schiffner) G.Furnari 1997: 214

Published in: Cormaci, M., Lanfranco, E., Borg, J.A., Buttgieg, J.A., Furnari, G., Micallef, S.A., Mifsud, C., Pizzuto, F., Scammacca, B. & Serio, D. (1997). Contributions to the knowledge of benthic marine algae on rocky substrata of the Maltese Islands (Mediterranean Sea). Botanica Marina 40: 203-215.

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.

Basionym
Dilophus mediterraneus Schiffner

Type Information
Type locality: Numerous localities in the Adriatic Sea; (De Clerck 2003: 180)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), Mediterranean Sea (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 24 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 30 April 2013

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 April 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 November 2024

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