Dumontia firma Postels & Ruprecht 1840

Publication Details
Dumontia firma Postels & Ruprecht 1840: 19, pl. XXXV B [35 B]; pl. XL [40]: figs 82, 83

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.

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Publication 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 Devaleraea firma (Postels & Ruprecht) Selivanova.

Source of Synonymy
Selivanova, O. (2016). The order Palmariales (Rhodophyta) in the North Pacific area of Russia: taxonomic revision of Halosaccion Kützing and Devaleraea Guiry. Annual Research & Review in Biology 10(5): 1-14, 4 figs.

Type Information
Type locality: Ad littora sinus Awatscha [Kamtschatka]; (Postels & Ruprecht 1840: 19) Type: LE;

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 08 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 July 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 July 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 June 2025