Dictyota caribaea Hörnig & Schnetter 1992

Publication Details
Dictyota caribaea Hörnig & Schnetter 1992: 58

Published in: Hörnig, I., Schnetter, R., Prud'homme van Reine, W.F., Coppejans, E., Achenbach-Wege, K. & Over, J.M. (1992). The genus Dictyota (Phaeophyceae) in the North Atlantic. I. A new generic concept and new species. Nova Hedwigia 54: 45-62, 6 figs, 3 tables.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dictyota is Dictyota dichotoma (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.

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

Type Information
Type locality: Acuario, Isla de San Andrés, Colombia, Caribbean Sea; (De Clerck 2003: 164) Holotype: COL; A-768 (De Clerck 2003: 164)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), of the Caribbean.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 December 2000 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 21 November 2022

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024

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