Dictyota squamata J.V.Lamouroux, nom. illeg. 1809
Publication Details
Dictyota squamata J.V.Lamouroux, nom. illeg. 1809: 40
Published in: Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1809). Exposition des charactères du genre Dictyota, et tableu des espèces qu'il referme. Journal de Botanique (Desvaux) 2: 38-44.
Request PDFPublication date: 1-8 May 1809
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 Peyssonnelia squamaria (S.G.Gmelin) Decaisne ex J.Agardh.
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
Adjective (Latin), furnished with scales (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 March 2008
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Nomenclatural note
According to De Clerck (2003), this is an illegitimate new name for Fucus squamarius (1768: 171, pl. 20, fig. 1a,b). Nothing prevented Lamouroux from using the epithet squamaria and hence the change to squamata was unwarranted. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 March 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 June 2025
