Dumontia furcata Postels & Ruprecht 1840
Current name:
Gloiopeltis furcata (Postels & Ruprecht) J.Agardh
Oishi-zaki, Yura, Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan; Japanese woman collecting plants in the upper intertidal for use in food and for industrial purposes - 22 March 2007. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Dumontia furcata Postels & Ruprecht 1840: 19 pl. XL: fig. 79
Published in: Postels, A. & Ruprecht, F. (1840). Illustrationes algarum in itinere circum orbem jussu imperatoris Nicolai I. Atque auspiciis navarchi Friderici Lütke annis 1826, 1827, 1828 et 1829 celoce Seniavin exsecuto in Oceano pacifico, inprimis septemtrionale ad littora rossica asiatico-americana collectarum. pp. [i-vi ], [i]- iv, 1-28 [1-2, index], [Latin:] [-iv], [1]-22, [1-2, index], 40 pls. Petropoli [St. Petersburg]: Typis Eduardi Pratz.
Request PDFPublication date: Nov-Dec 1840 [TL-2]
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 Gloiopeltis furcata (Postels & Ruprecht) J.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: Ad saxa in oceano pacifico septemptrionale; (Postels & Ruprecht 1840: 19) Type: LE; (Yoshida 1998: 678)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), furcate, forked (Stearn 1992).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 06 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 February 2020
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 February 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024
