Portieria dichotoma (Hauck) P.C.Silva 1987
Publication Details
Portieria dichotoma (Hauck) P.C.Silva 1987: 129
Published in: Silva, P.C., Meñez, E.G. & Moe, R.L. (1987). Catalog of the benthic marine algae of the Philippines. Smithsonian Contributions to Marine Sciences 27: [i-ii] iii-iv, 1-179, 2 figs, 1 table.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Portieria is Portieria coccinea Zanardini.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Desmia dichotoma Hauck
Type Information
Type locality: Mombasa, Kenya; (Silva & al. 1996: 215)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dichotomous, having divisions always in pairs (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 February 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 February 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
