Dictyota paniculata J.Agardh 1841

Current name: Dictyota paniculata J.Agardh
Gnarabup, Western Australia - 21 January 2019. J.M. Huisman

Publication Details
Dictyota paniculata J.Agardh 1841: 5

Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1841). In historiam algarum symbolae. Linnaea 15: 1-50, 443-457.

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Type 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: "Hab. ad oras Novae Hollaadiae. (Hb. Agardh et mus. Paris.!)"; (Agardh 1841: 5) "Lectotype": LD; 49502 (De Clerck 2003: 185) Notes: De Clerck (2003) notes that lectotypification follows Womersley (1967: 216). Silva, Basson & Moe (1996) recommend consulting Womersley (1967: 216) for more information on the lectotype of this species. Womersley (1987: 212) notes that the type was collected by Bunbury.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), paniculate.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 06 November 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 May 2025