Glossophora kunthii (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1882

Publication Details
Glossophora kunthii (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1882: 110, no fig.

Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1882). Till algernes systematik. Nya bidrag. (Andra afdelningen.). Lunds Universitets Års-Skrift, Afdelningen for Mathematik och Naturvetenskap 17(4): 1-134, 3 plates.

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Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Glossophora.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dictyota kunthii (C.Agardh) Greville.

Source of Synonymy
De Clerck, O., Leliaert, F., Verbruggen, H., Lane, C.E., De Paula, J.C., Payo, D.I. & Coppejans, E. (2006). A revised classification of the Dictyoteae (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae) based on rbcL and 26S ribosomal DNA sequence data analyses. Journal of Phycology 42: 1271-1288, 6 figs.

Basionym
Zonaria kunthii C.Agardh

Type Information
Syntype localities: "In Oceano pacifico juxta portum el Callao di Lima et Guanchaco legit illustrissimus Humboldt; qui, commcndante clarissimo Kunthio, specimen delineatum dedit." [Callao and Huanchaco, Peru]; (Agardh 1821: iii)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 09 July 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 February 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 February 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024

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