Dictyopteris serrulata J.V.Lamouroux 1813
Current name: Myriodesma serrulatum (J.V.Lamouroux) Endlicher
Publication Details
Dictyopteris serrulata J.V.Lamouroux 1813: 271, pl. 11: fig. 6
Published in: Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1813). Essai sur les genres de la famille des Thalassiophytes non articulées. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 20: 21-47, 115-139, 267-293, plates 7-13.
Publication date: 1813
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dictyopteris is Dictyopteris polypodioides (De Candolle) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Myriodesma serrulatum (J.V.Lamouroux) Endlicher.
Source of Synonymy
Womersley, H.B.S. (1987). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Part II. pp. [1]-484, 169 figs, 1 table, 8 plates, 4 maps. Adelaide: South Australian Government Printing Division.
Type Information
Type locality: ‘Nouv. Holl.’; (Silva & al. 1996: 653) Type: Herb. Lamouroux, CN; (Womersley 1987: 412)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), somewhat saw-toothed.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 July 2005
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 July 2005. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 December 2024