Dictyota ocellata J.Agardh 1894
Publication Details
Dictyota ocellata J.Agardh 1894: 68
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
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dictyota is Dictyota dichotoma (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Bay of Islands, New Zealand; (De Clerck 2003: 174) Lectotype: LD; 48988 (De Clerck 2003: 174) Notes: De Clerck (2003) notes that lectotypification was established by Womersley (1967: 210).
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 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 July 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 December 2013
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 December 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
