Dictyota dichotoma var. prolifera Mazé & Schramm 1969
Publication Details
Dictyota dichotoma var. prolifera Mazé & Schramm 1969: 157, figs 15, 16
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 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.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dichotomous, having divisions always in pairs (Stearn 1983).
Created: 09 May 2005 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 June 2005
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Taxonomic note
De Clerck (2003: 168) notes that in the description of Dilophus alternans f. acutissima, Taylor commented on a specimen in the collection of Mazé & Schramm (No. 387, BM) which was very similar to his Dil. alternans f. acutissima. The specimen was provisionally identified as Dictyota dichotoma (Hudson) Lamouroux var. prolifera, a name which had never been formally published. As Dil. alternans f. acutissima proved to be synonymous with D. crispata, D. dichotoma var. prolifera is also considered as a synonym of the latter. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 June 2005. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025
