Dictyosphaeria sericea Harvey 1855

Dictyosphaeria sericea Harvey

Current name: Dictyosphaeria sericea Harvey
Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia - 03 December 2010. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)

Publication Details
Dictyosphaeria sericea Harvey 1855: 565

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.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dictyosphaeria is Dictyosphaeria cavernosa (Forsskål) Børgesen.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Lectotype locality: Rottnest Island, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 795) Type: Clifton; TCD; (Womersley 1984: 224) Notes: Silva et al. (1996) recommend consulting Womersley (1956: 376) for more information on the type locality of this species.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), sericeous, silky with long straight close-pressed glossy hairs (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 10 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 January 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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