Udotea abbottiorum D.S.Littler & Littler 1990
Publication Details
Udotea abbottiorum D.S.Littler & Littler 1990: 210, fig. 1 a-g
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.
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
Type locality: NW side of westernmost Content Keys, Monroe County, Florida, USA; (Littler & Littler 1990: 210) Holotype: D.S. Littler, M.M. Littler, S.A. Reed, & W.D. Lee; 15 December 1987; 5 m deep, anchored in deep sand or attached to hard substrata beneath a thin layer of sediment ; US; 30596 (Littler & Littler 1990: 210)
Eponomy
Named for I.A. Abbott and D.P. Abbott
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 July 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 March 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 December 2024