Zonaria naevosa Suhr 1834

Current name: Dictyota naevosa (Suhr) Montagne

Publication Details
Zonaria naevosa Suhr 1834: 723, pl. I: fig. 4 ('nervosa', corr. Suhr, 1836: 350. footnote)

Type 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 Dictyota naevosa (Suhr) Montagne.

Source of Synonymy
Womersley, H.B.S. (1987). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Part II. pp. [1]-484, 169 figs, 1 table, 8 plates, 4 maps. Adelaide: South Australian Government Printing Division.

Type Information
Type locality: Algoa Bay, Cape Province, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 595) Lectotype: S s.n.; (De Clerck 2003: 183) Notes: De Clerck (2003) notes that the type locality is Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He states that a specimen from S was selected as lectotype, as the main collection in B is destroyed and KIEL, where part of the Suhr herbarium is located, does not contain any specimens of Z. naevosa, annotated by Suhr. Although the specimen in S does not correspond with Suhr's original drawing, it is annotated by Suhr and matches the protologue completely. According to Womersley (1987: 192), the type was collected by Ecklon and it may be located in LD.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 04 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 29 June 2005

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Nomenclatural note
De Clerck (2003) notes that this was originally published as Z. nervosa, but later corrected by Suhr (1836: 350) to Z. naevosa. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 June 2005. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 April 2025