Dictyota radicans Harvey 1855
Current name: Rugulopteryx radicans (Harvey) De Clerck & Coppejans
Publication Details
Dictyota radicans Harvey 1855: 536
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 525-566.
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The type species (holotype) of the genus Dictyota is Dictyota dichotoma (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rugulopteryx radicans (Harvey) De Clerck & Coppejans.
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
Lectotype locality: Rottnest Island, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 596) Holotype: TCD; 69A (De Clerck 2003: 176) Notes: Silva et al. (1996) recommend consulting Womersley (1967: 210) for more information on the lectotype of this species.
Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), rooting, putting forth aerial roots (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 February 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 February 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 November 2024
