Dictyota pavonia (Linnaeus) Lamouroux
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Subkingdom Chromobiota
Infrakingdom Heterokonta
Phylum Heterokontophycophyta
Class Phaeophyceae
Order Dictyotales
Family Dictyotaceae
Tribe Dictyoteae
Genus Dictyota
Publication details
Dictyota pavonia (Linnaeus) Lamouroux 1809: 39-40, nom. illeg.
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 taxonomic synonym of Padina pavonica (Linnaeus) Thivy
Basionym
Fucus pavonius Linnaeus
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
Nomenclatural notes
De Clerck (2003) notes that Silva et al. (1996: 605-606) consider F. pavonius, the intended basionym of P. pavonia, an illegitimate substitute name for F. pavonicus.
Source of synonymy
De Clerck, O. (2003). The genus Dictyota in the Indian Ocean. Opera Botanica Belgica 13: 1-205, 54 figs, 12 tables.
SAG Cultures
No records have been found on the SAG site.
NCBI Nucleotide Sequences
No sequences have been found on the NCBI site.
Created: 02 June 2005 by Wendy Guiry
Verified by: 16 June 2005 by Wendy Guiry
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