Dictyomenia pectinella Harvey 1855
Current name:
Kentrophora pectinella (Harvey) S.M.Wilson & Kraft
Lord Howe Island, Australia - 21 November 2010. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Dictyomenia pectinella Harvey 1855: 538 (as 'Dictymenia')
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 525-566.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Dictyomenia is Dictyomenia tridens (Mertens ex Turner) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Kentrophora pectinella (Harvey) S.M.Wilson & Kraft.
Type Information
Type locality: Garden Island, Western Australia; (Harvey 1855: 538) Holotype: W.H.Harvey; TCD; Harvey Travelling Set No. 290 (Huisman 2018: 519) Notes: Type illustrated by S.M.Wilson & G.T.Kraft (2000: fig. 17).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 October 2018
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 October 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
