Dictyota linearis (C.Agardh) Greville 1830
Publication Details
Dictyota linearis (C.Agardh) Greville 1830: xliii
Published in: Greville, R.K. (1830). Algae britannicae, or descriptions of the marine and other inarticulated plants of the British islands, belonging to the order Algae; with plates illustrative of the genera. pp. [i]-lxxxviii, [1]-218, pl. 1-19. Edinburgh & London: McLachlan & Stewart; Baldwin & Cradock.
Request PDFPublication date: Feb.-March 1830
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 implexa (Desfontaines) J.V.Lamouroux.
Basionym
Zonaria linearis C.Agardh
Type Information
Syntype localities: Cádiz, Spain; "ad oras Americae"; (Silva & al. 1996: 594) Type: LD?; (De Clerck 2003: 183) Notes: De Clerck (2003) notes that the type material is in need of critical examination as the description by C. Agardh is based on European as well as American specimens and D. dichotoma var. intricata, of which Z. linearis is a synonym, does not occur along the American coasts according to Hörnig & Schnetter (1992a: 59).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), linear (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 August 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 March 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
