Dictyota jamaicensis W.R.Taylor 1960

Publication Details
Dictyota jamaicensis W.R.Taylor 1960: 223, 630 (Latin), pl. 32: figs 4, 5

Published in: Taylor, W.R. (1960). Marine algae of the eastern tropical and subtropical coasts of the Americas. pp. [i]-xi, 1-870, 14 figs, 80 pls. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press.

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: Don Christofers Cove, Drax Estates, St. Ann Parish, Jamaica; (Wynne & Schneider 2022: 3) Holotype: W. R. Taylor 56-56 Plants of Jamaica No. 29205; 25 February 1956; MICH; 62000 (Wynne & Schneider 2022: 32) Notes: Taylor (1960: 631) notes that there is an isotype located in " herbario Universitatis Michiganensis". See ``wynne & schneider (2022) for corrections to the date, source and number of the holotype.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 January 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 January 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024

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