Dumontia fastigiata (Bory) Bory 1828

Publication Details
Dumontia fastigiata (Bory) Bory 1828: 198, pl. 18: fig. 2

Published in: Bory de St. Vincent, J.B. (1828). Botanique, Cryptogamie. In: Voyage autour du monde, exécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la corvette de Sa Majesté, la Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825. (Duperrey, L.I. Eds), pp. 97-200. Paris: Bertrand.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Dumontia is Dumontia incrassata (O.F.Müller) J.V.Lamouroux.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nothogenia fastigiata (Bory) P.G.Parkinson.

Basionym
Halymenia fastigiata Bory

Type Information
Type locality: Îles Malouines [Falkland Islands]; (Dumont d'Urville 1825: 22) Holotype: PC; ? (Huisman & Womersley 2006: 91) Notes: Huisman & Womersley (2006: 91) note that the holotype is presumably in PC, but cannot presently be located (B. de Reviers, pers. comm., 9 May 2006). Fragments in LD (Herb. Agardh 32591)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fastigiate, with branches clustered, parallel and erect, giving a narrow elongated habit (occasionally meaning branched reaching to the same height) (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 16 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 April 2007

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 April 2007. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024

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