Dictyota dilatata Poiret, nom. illeg. 1812
Publication Details
Dictyota dilatata Poiret, nom. illeg. 1812: 478
Published in: Poiret, (1812). Encyclopédie méthodique. Botanique. Supplément 2(2). pp. 385-876. Paris & Liège: Chez Panckoucke & Chez Plomteux.
Publication date: 3 July 1812
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 Dictyota lata J.V.Lamouroux.
Source of Synonymy
De Clerck, O. (2003). The genus Dictyota in the Indian Ocean. Opera Botanica Belgica 13: 1-205, 54 figs, 12 tables.
Origin of Species Name
(Latin), broadened, expanded, spread out, or widened
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 August 2012
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Nomenclatural note
According to De Clerck (2003), this is an illegitimate substitute name for D. lata Lamouroux.
- (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 August 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 June 2025
