Zonaria furcellata C.Agardh 1824
Current name: Dictyota furcellata (C.Agardh) Greville
Publication Details
Zonaria furcellata C.Agardh 1824: 266
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling].
Request PDFPublication date: probably September 1824
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Zonaria is Zonaria flava C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dictyota furcellata (C.Agardh) Greville.
Type Information
Type locality: Shark Bay, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 593) Holotype: LD; 49414 (De Clerck 2003: 183) Notes: Womersley (1987: 196) gives the following data: Type from Shark Bay, W. Aust. (Gaudichaud); in Herb. Agardh, LD, 49414 (the type sheet is without a locality but is the only C. Agardh specimen in LD).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), forked; having a small notch at apex (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 September 2012
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 September 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
