Dudresnaya littleri I.A.Abbott 1996

Current name:
Nudresdaya littleri (I.A.Abbott) M.Hoshino, A.R.Sherwood & Kogame
Hawaii; showing uniaxial construction and lateral branches at the mid-region of each axial cell; scale 50 µm - 12 August 2011. J.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Dudresnaya littleri I.A.Abbott 1996: 151
Published in: Abbott, I.A. (1996). New species and notes on marine algae from Hawai'i. Pacific Science 50: 141-156.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Dudresnaya is Dudresnaya coccinea (C.Agardh) P.Crouan & H.Crouan.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nudresdaya littleri (I.A.Abbott) M.Hoshino, A.R.Sherwood & Kogame.
Source of Synonymy
Hoshino, M., Wakeman, K.C., Kato, A., Kitayama, T., Sherwood, A.R., Uwai, S. & Kogame, K. (2024). Taxonomic study of the polyphyletic Dudresnaya (Dumontiaceae, Florideophyceae) with descriptions of Dudresnaya ryukyuensis sp. nov. and two new genera, Himehibirhodia and Nudresdaya. Phycological Research 72: 133–148, 9 figures, 1 table.
Type Information
Type locality: O'ahu, Hawai'i; (Abbott 1996: 151) Holotype: BISH; 518022 (Abbott 1999: 106)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 July 2024
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Nomenclatural note
New name for Dudresnaya lubrica M.M. Littler, nom. illeg., a later homonym of Dudresnaya lubrica (Lyngbye) Trevisan 1848, q.v. - (03 May 2010) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 July 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 May 2025