Dictyosiphon fasciculatus Hooker f. & Harvey 1845
Publication Details
Dictyosiphon fasciculatus Hooker f. & Harvey 1845: 178, pl. 69: fig. 1
Published in: Harvey, W.H. & Hooker, J.D. (1845). XXXVI. Algae L. In: The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, Kt., R.N., F.R.S., etc. by Joseph Dalton Hooker, M.D., R.N., F.L.S., assistant surgeon of the "Erebus" and botanist to the expedition. Vol. 1. Flora antarctica. Part I. Botany of Lord Auckland's Group and Campbell's Island. (Hooker, J.D. Eds), pp. 175-193. London: L. Reeve.
Request PDFPublication date: 1 May 1845
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dictyosiphon is Dictyosiphon foeniculaceus (Hudson) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Scytothamnus fasciculatus (Hooker f. & Harvey) Cotton.
Type Information
Type locality: Lord Auckland's Group [Auckland Islands]; (Womersley 1987: 140) Type: BM (ex K); (Womersley 1987: 140)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), clustered, growing in bundles (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 January 2022
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 January 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
