Dictyopteris jamaicensis W.R.Taylor 1960

Publication Details
Dictyopteris jamaicensis W.R.Taylor 1960: 630, pl. 32: fig. 2

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 Dictyopteris is Dictyopteris polypodioides (De Candolle) J.V.Lamouroux.

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

Type Information
Type locality: Hellshire Hills, St. Catherine, Jamaica; (Taylor 1960: 631) Not specified: W. R. Taylor; 20 March 1956; MICH; Taylor 56-227 (Taylor 1960: 631) Notes: Taylor (1960: 631) notes that the type material was collected at a depth of 40 metres and that there are isotypes located in "herbariis Universitatis Michiganensis, necnon Musei Scientiarum, Institutum Jamaicensis", Kingston, Jamaica.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 23 November 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 November 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 December 2024

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