Dictyota linearis Trevisan, nom. illeg. 1849
Publication Details
Dictyota linearis Trevisan, nom. illeg. 1849: 453
Published in: Trevisan [de Saint-Léon], V.B.A. (1849). De Dictyoteis adumbratio. Linnaea 22: 421-464.
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 dichotoma var. intricata (C.Agardh) Greville.
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), linear (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 May 2005 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate. According to De Clerck (2003), this is a new name based on Fucus linearis Forsskål (1775: 190), which is not priorable as it is a later homonym of F. linearis Hudson (1762: 467). Fucus linearis Forsskål was considered conspecific with D. fasciola by C. Agardh (1820: 136) based on an identification of a specimen by Hornemann, but an original Forsskål specimen in BM belonged to D. dichotoma var. intricata (C. Agardh) Greville. Whether this is the only extant specimen remains unclear. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025
