Dumontia ovalis Suhr 1840
Current name:
Nothogenia ovalis (Suhr) P.G.Parkinson
Platboom, Cape Peninsula, South Africa; mid-intertidal rock - 21 September 2005. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Dumontia ovalis Suhr 1840: 274, no fig.
Published in: Suhr, J.N. von (1840). Beiträge zur Algenkunde. Flora 23(17): 257-265, no figs.
Request PDFPublication date: "7 Mai 1840"
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Dumontia is Dumontia incrassata (O.F.Müller) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nothogenia ovalis (Suhr) P.G.Parkinson.
Source of Synonymy
Parkinson, P.G. (1983). The typification and status of the name Chaetangium (Algae). Taxon 32: 605-610.
Type Information
Type locality: "Cap der guten Hoffnung, von Drège" [Cape of Good Hope, collected by von Drège]; (Suhr 1840: 274) Notes: According to Drège (1841: 111, 180) as "Dumnotia auricula Suhr" (a nomen nudum) was collected at Tafelbaai, bei der Stadt und auf Paardeneiland, Mai, Juni. [Table Bay, South Africa].
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), oval, elliptical, i.e., broadest at the middle, the sides curved and length:breadth generally 2:1 (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 July 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 July 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024
