Dilophus okamurae E.Y.Dawson 1950

Publication Details
Dilophus okamurae E.Y.Dawson 1950: 86

Published in: Dawson, E.Y. (1950). Notes on some Pacific Mexican Dictyotaceae.. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 77: 83-93, 3 figs.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dilophus is Dilophus gunnianus J.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rugulopteryx okamurae (E.Y.Dawson) I.K.Hwang, W.J.Lee & H.S.Kim.

Source of Synonymy
Hwang, I-K., Lee, W.J., Kim H.-S & De Clerck, O. (2009). Taxonomic reappraisal of Dilophus okamurae (Dictyotales, Phaeophyta) from the western Pacific Ocean. Phycologia 48: 1-12.

Type Information
Notes: See data for Dictyota marginata Okamura.

Eponomy
Named for Kintaro Okamura (1867-1935), Japanese phycologist.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 15 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 July 2022

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Nomenclatural note
De Clerck (2003) notes that this is a nomen novum. It is a substitute name for Dil. marginatus (Okamura) Okamura which is a later synonym of Dil. marginatus J. Agardh [=Dictyota rugulosa Lucas]. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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