Dictyurus purpurascens Bory 1834
Current name: Dictyurus purpurascens BoryABC Taxa (eric.coppejans@ugent.be)
Publication Details
Dictyurus purpurascens Bory 1834: 170-171, pl. 15: fig. 2 (as 'purpurescens (caption)')
Published in: Bélanger, C. & Bory de Saint-Vincent, J.B.G.M. (1834). Voyage aux Indes-Orientales. Botanique IIe Partie. Cryptogamie. pp. 1-192. Paris: A. Bertrand.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Dictyurus.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Cape Comorin, Tamil Nadu, India; (Silva & al. 1996: 438) (Yoshida 1998: 949)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), purplish, becoming purple (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 December 2012
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 December 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024
