Dichotomaria apiculata (Kjellman) A.Kurihara & Masuda 2005
Publication Details
Dichotomaria apiculata (Kjellman) A.Kurihara & Masuda 2005: 52
Published in: Kurihara, A., Arai, S., Shimada, S. & Masuda, M. (2005). The conspecificity of Galaxaura apiculata and G. hystrix (Nemaliales, Rhodophyta) inferred from comparative morphology and rbcL, and ITS1 sequences. European Journal of Phycology 40: 39-52.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Dichotomaria is Dichotomaria marginata (J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Galaxaura apiculata Kjellman
Type Information
Type locality: Japan; (Jin & al. 2005: 44) Type: Julius V. Petersen (Vega Expedition); (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ending abruptly in a sharp point or apiculum (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 August 2006 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 May 2014
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 May 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 November 2024