Hutchinsia ocellata (Grateloup) C.Agardh 1824

Publication Details
Hutchinsia ocellata (Grateloup) C.Agardh 1824: 158

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling].

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Publication date: probably September 1824

Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dasya ocellata (Grateloup) Harvey.

Basionym
Ceramium ocellatum Grateloup

Type Information
Type locality: Sète [Hérault, France]; (Silva & al. 1996: 437) Lectotype (designated by Maggs & Hommersand 1993): unlocalised, undated Grateloup specimen; LD; 43847 (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 275) Notes: "Dasya ocellata is based on Ceramium ocellatum, a name published by Grateloup (1806) on the basis of specimens collected in Montpellier (Mediterranean coast of France),..." (Peña-Matrin & al. 2008: 74), but INA and Silva & al. (1996: 437) indicated "Sète". I have not seen the original publication.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), marked with two-coloured spots, having the centre of one colour surrounded by a broad ring of another (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 05 April 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 September 2004

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024

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