Microdictyon tenuius J.E.Gray 1866
Publication Details
Microdictyon tenuius J.E.Gray 1866: 69
Published in: Gray, J.E. (1866). On Anadyomene and Microdictyon, with the description of three new allied genera, discovered by Menzies in the Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 4: 41-51, 65-72, pl. 44.
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The type species (holotype) of the genus Microdictyon is Microdictyon agardhianum Decaisne.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; (Silva & al. 1996: 757)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 March 2020
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Nomenclatural notes
John et al. (2004) and Taskin et al. (2008) cite the authority for this species as (C.Agardh) Decaisne. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Silva (Index Nominum Algarum) cites M. tenuius (Ag.) Decaisne 1841: 117 (no description) and M. tenuius Decaisne ex J. Agardh 1894: 106 but notes that the latter is a superfluous name. - (27 May 2008) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 April 2025
