Heterodictyon L.A.Whitford, 1956, nom. illeg.

Holotype species: Heterodictyon planctonicum L.A.Whitford

Publication details: L.A.Whitford, 1956: 201

Currently accepted name for the type species: Helicodictyon planctonicum (L.A.Whitford) L.A.Whitford & G.J.Schumacher

Original publication and holotype designation: Whitford, L. (1956). Additions to the fresh-water algae in North Carolina I. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 75(2): 196-203, 21 figs.

The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2018-03-15 by M.D. Guiry.

Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rhexinema.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Darienko, T. & Pröschold, T. (2017). Toward a monograph of non-marine Ulvophyceae using an integrative approach (Molecular phylogeny and systematics of terrestrial Ulvophyceae II.). Phytotaxa 324(1): 1-41, 23 figs.

Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: later homonym of Heterodictyon Greville, 1863. - (10 August 2010) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 March 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 April 2025