Dumontia fucicola Postels & Ruprecht 1840
Publication Details
Dumontia fucicola Postels & Ruprecht 1840: 19, pl. 35: fig. 1; pl. 40: figs 80, 81
Published in: Postels, A. & Ruprecht, F. (1840). Illustrationes algarum in itinere circum orbem jussu imperatoris Nicolai I. Atque auspiciis navarchi Friderici Lütke annis 1826, 1827, 1828 et 1829 celoce Seniavin exsecuto in Oceano pacifico, inprimis septemtrionale ad littora rossica asiatico-americana collectarum. pp. [i-vi ], [i]- iv, 1-28 [1-2, index], [Latin:] [-iv], [1]-22, [1-2, index], 40 pls. Petropoli [St. Petersburg]: Typis Eduardi Pratz.
Request PDFPublication date: Nov-Dec 1840 [TL-2]
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Dumontia is Dumontia incrassata (O.F.Müller) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Halosaccion glandiforme (S.G.Gmelin) Ruprecht.
Type Information
Type locality: Parasitic in stipibus Fuci vesiculosi ad insulam Sitcha [Sitka I., Alaska]; (Postels & Ruprecht 1840: 19)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dwelling, growing on Fucus (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 October 2010 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 October 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 October 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
