Dilophus radicans Okamura 1916
Publication Details
Dilophus radicans Okamura 1916: 7, pl. 1: figs 1-6, text figs 1, 2
Published in: Okamura, K. (1916). List of marine algae collected in Caroline and Mariana Islands, 1915. Botanical Magazine, Tokyo 30: 1-14, 9 figs, Plate I.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dilophus is Dilophus gunnianus J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Padina boryana Thivy.
Source of Synonymy
De Clerck, O. (2003). The genus Dictyota in the Indian Ocean. Opera Botanica Belgica 13: 1-205, 54 figs, 12 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: Pohnpei (Ponape), Caroline Islands; (South & Skelton 2003: 715) Type: SAP; (De Clerck 2003: 187)
Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), rooting, putting forth aerial roots (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 March 2022
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Taxonomic note
Dilophus is subsumed under Dictyota by De Clerck (1999) but the single species reported from Fiji has yet to be assigned to Dictyota, pending further study (South & Skelton, 2003). De Clerck (2003) notes that according to Fan (1953:12-13) D. radicans represents the Vaughaniella-stage of Padina commersonii Bory de Saint-Vincent. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 June 2025
