Dictyota marginata (J.Agardh) Hörnig, Schnetter & Prud’homme, nom. illeg. 1992
Publication Details
Dictyota marginata (J.Agardh) Hörnig, Schnetter & Prud’homme, nom. illeg. 1992: 53
Published in: Hörnig, I., Schnetter, R., Prud'homme van Reine, W.F., Coppejans, E., Achenbach-Wege, K. & Over, J.M. (1992). The genus Dictyota (Phaeophyceae) in the North Atlantic. I. A new generic concept and new species. Nova Hedwigia 54: 45-62, 6 figs, 3 tables.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dictyota is Dictyota dichotoma (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rugulopteryx marginata (J.Agardh) De Clerck & Coppejans.
Basionym
Dilophus marginatus J.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia; (De Clerck 2003: 180) Lectotype: LD; 49606 (De Clerck 2003: 180) Notes: De Clerck (2003) notes that lectotypification was established by Womersley (1967: 212). According to Womersley (1987), the type was collected by F. von Mueller.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), margined (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 October 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 March 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
