Zonaria obscura Dickie 1875
Publication Details
Zonaria obscura Dickie 1875: 31
Published in: Dickie, G. (1875). Notes on algae from the Island of Mangaia, South Pacific. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 15: 30-33.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Zonaria is Zonaria flava C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lobophora obscura (Dickie) C.W.Vieira, De Clerck & Payri.
Source of Synonymy
Vieira, C., Camacho, O., Wynne, M.J., Mattio, L., Anderson, R.J., Bolton, J.J., Sansón, M., D'hondt, S., Leliaert, F., Fredericq, S. & Payri, C. (2016). Shedding new light on old algae: Matching names and sequences in the brown algal genus Lobophora (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae). Taxon 65(4): 689–707.
Type Information
Type locality: Cook Islands: Mangaia; (INA 1996) Type: W.W. Gill; BM; barcode BM00563329 (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dark, shady, indisctinct (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 September 2022
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 September 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 January 2025
