Bicrista fastigiata (Sonder) Kuntze 1898
Current name: Dictyota fastigiata Sonder
Publication Details
Bicrista fastigiata (Sonder) Kuntze 1898: 397
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dictyota fastigiata Sonder.
Basionym
Dictyota fastigiata Sonder
Type Information
Type locality: Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 592) Holotype: MEL; 17111 (De Clerck 2003: 170) Notes: Womersley (1987: 206) notes that the type was collected by Preiss.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fastigiate, with branches clustered, parallel and erect, giving a narrow elongated habit (occasionally meaning branched reaching to the same height) (Stearn 1973).
Created: 01 April 2005 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 April 2010
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 April 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
