Dichotomaria rugosa (Ellis & Solander) Lamarck 1816
Current name:
Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux
Panama. Tetrasporophyte — Surface filaments with apical tetrasporangia.Diane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Dichotomaria rugosa (Ellis & Solander) Lamarck 1816: 145
Published in: Lamarck, J.B. (1816). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Vol. 2 pp. 1-568. Paris: Verdière.
Request PDFPublication date: March 1816
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Dichotomaria is Dichotomaria marginata (J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux.
Basionym
Corallina rugosa J.Ellis & Solander
Type Information
Type locality: Jamaica; (Ellis & Solander 1786: 115) Notes: South & Skelton (2003: 720) mistakenly cite the Bahamas as the type locality
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), wrinkled.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 March 2017 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 March 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 April 2025
