Dictyota apiculata var. jedanensis Weber Bosse 1913
Publication Details
Dictyota apiculata var. jedanensis Weber Bosse 1913: 183, pl.3, fig. 6
Published in: Weber-van Bosse, A. (1913). Liste de algues du Siboga. I. Myxophyceae, Chlorophyceae, Phaeophyceae avec le concours de M. Th. Reinbold. Vol. 59a pp. [1]-186, figs 1-52, pls I-V. Leiden.
Request PDFType 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 crispata 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.
Type Information
Type locality: Jedan Island, Indonesia, NE of Pulau Aru; (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 43) Holotype: L; 936.74-113 (De Clerck 2003: 162)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ending abruptly in a sharp point or apiculum (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 September 2004 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 June 2010
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Taxonomic note
Synonymy (De Clerck (2003)) follows De Clerck & Coppejans (1997b: 414-415). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Distributional note
Warm Indo-west Pacific waters (Lipkin & Silva 2002). - (15 June 2010) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 June 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025
