Dichotomaria rugosa (Ellis & Solander) Lamarck 1816
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Biliphyta
Phylum Rhodophyta
Subphylum Eurhodophytina
Class Florideophyceae
Subclass Nemaliophycidae
Order Nemaliales
Suborder Galaxaurineae
Family Galaxauraceae
Genus Dichotomaria
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Okha, Devbhoomi Dwarka district, Gujarat state, India. 11 Jul 2019. Haresh Kalasariya (hareshahir22@gmail.com). © Haresh Kalasariya.
Funchal, Madeira. 17 Jan 2019. Pedro Neves. © Pedro Neves (nevesdiver@gmail.com).
en su hábitat natural, en la zona Habana-Matanzas, sobre sustrato rocoso. Foto: Ángel Fernández.
Hawaii; sporophyte; scale is 5 mm. 01 Jul 2011. J.M. Huisman. © J.M. Huisman.
Hawaii; sporophyte, whorls of surface filaments; scale 1 mm. 12 Aug 2011. J.M. Huisman. © J.M. Huisman.
Hawaii; gametophyte; scale is 5 mm. 12 Aug 2011. J.M. Huisman. © J.M. Huisman.
Hawaii; close up of gametophyte with smooth surface; scale 1 mm. 12 Aug 2011. J.M. Huisman. © J.M. Huisman.
Scott Reef, Western Australia. 25 May 2011. John Huisman. © John Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au).
Lord Howe Island, Australia. 21 Nov 2010. M.D. Guiry. © Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie).
Panama. Tetrasporophyte — Habit showing irregular dichotomous branching.. D.S. Littler. © Diane Littler (littlerd@si.edu).
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Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux Panama. Tetrasporophyte — Swollen cells of cortex.
© Diane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication details
Dichotomaria rugosa (Ellis & Solander) Lamarck 1816: 145
Published in: Lamarck, [J.B.A.P.] de (1816). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres, présentant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'y rapportent; précédée d'une introduction offrant la détermination des characteres essentiels de l'Animal, sa distinction du végétal et des autres corps naturels, enfin, l'exposition des principes fondamentaux de la Zoologie. Vol. 2 pp. 1-568. Paris: Verdière, Libraire, quai des Augustins, No. 27. Download PDF
Publication date: March 1816
Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Dichotomaria is Dichotomaria marginata (J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck.
Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Galaxaura rugosa (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux
Basionym
Corallina rugosa J.Ellis & Solander
Type information
Type locality: Jamaica (Ellis & Solander 1786: 115). Notes: South & Skelton (2003: 720) mistakenly cite the Bahamas as the type locality
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), wrinkled.
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine species.
No distributions recorded
No distributional records for this taxon have been recorded by AlgaeBase to date. Generally, recent national lists or extensive regional or state lists have been employed to give a general indication of distribution.
Created: 31 March 2017 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 31 March 2017 by M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021.
AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 April 2021.