Pachydictyon polycladum (Sonder ex Kützing) Womersley 1967
Current name:
Dictyota polyclada Sonder ex Kützing
Two Peoples Bay (near Albany on the south coast), Western Australia. Growing on Amphibolis antarctica - 25 January 2022. John Huisman (john.huisman@dbca.wa.gov.au)
Publication Details
Pachydictyon polycladum (Sonder ex Kützing) Womersley 1967: 216 (as '‘polyclada’')
Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. (1967). A critical survey of the marine algae of southern Australia. II. Phaeophyta. Australian Journal of Botany 15: 189-270, 6 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Pachydictyon is Pachydictyon furcellatum J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dictyota polyclada Sonder ex Kützing.
Basionym
Dictyota polyclada Sonder ex Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: Western Australia; (Womersley 1987: 211) Holotype: Preiss; Herb. Sonder, MEL; 17003 (De Clerck 2003: 186)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 December 2015
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Citing AlgaeBase
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Paul Gabrielson in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 December 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 May 2024
