Lobophora obscura (Dickie) C.W.Vieira, De Clerck & Payri 2016
Publication Details
Lobophora obscura (Dickie) C.W.Vieira, De Clerck & Payri 2016: 699
Published in: Vieira, C., Camacho, O., Wynne, M.J., Mattio, L., Anderson, R.J., Bolton, J.J., Sansón, M., D'hondt, S., Leliaert, F., Fredericq, S. & Payri, C. (2016). Shedding new light on old algae: Matching names and sequences in the brown algal genus Lobophora (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae). Taxon 65(4): 689–707.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lobophora is Lobophora nigrescens J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Zonaria obscura Dickie
Type Information
Type locality: Cook Islands: Mangaia; (INA 1996) Type: W.W. Gill; BM; barcode BM00563329 (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dark, shady, indisctinct (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 September 2016 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 September 2022
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 September 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 January 2025
