Pachydictyon furcellatum J.Agardh 1894
Publication Details
Pachydictyon furcellatum J.Agardh 1894: 83-84
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1894). Analecta algologica, observationes de speciebus algarum minus cognitae earumque dispositione. Continuatio I. Lunds Universitets ÅrsSkrift, Andra Afdelningen, Kongl. Fysiografiska Sällskapets i Lund Handlingar 29(9): 1-144, 2 plates.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Pachydictyon.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dictyota polyclada Sonder ex Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
De Clerck, O., Leliaert, F., Verbruggen, H., Lane, C.E., De Paula, J.C., Payo, D.I. & Coppejans, E. (2006). A revised classification of the Dictyoteae (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae) based on rbcL and 26S ribosomal DNA sequence data analyses. Journal of Phycology 42: 1271-1288, 6 figs.
Type Information
Syntype localities: western and southern Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 601)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), forked; having a small notch at apex (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 06 June 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 September 2012
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Nomenclatural note
Womersley (1987: 211) cites the authority for this species as (Harvey) J. Agardh 1894. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 September 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2025
