Dictyota atomaria Hauck, nom. illeg. 1884
Publication Details
Dictyota atomaria Hauck, nom. illeg. 1884: 235, pl. I
Published in: Hauck, F. (1884). Cenni sopra alcune alghe dell' oceano Indiano. Atti Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Trieste 7: 235-238, pls 1-3.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dictyota is Dictyota dichotoma (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dictyota hauckiana Nizamuddin.
Type Information
Type locality: Malabar Hill, Bombay, India; (Silva & al. 1996: 593) Lectotype: Hauck (1884: pl.1): (De Clerck 2003: 162) Notes: De Clerck (2003) notes that no authentic material was found in L, which should contain the type specimens of Hauck. Therefore, the illustration by Hauck is chosen as a lectotype. Dictyota atomaria Hauck is a later homonym of D. atomaria (Woodward) Greville [=Taonia atomaria (Woodward) J. Agardh]. Nizamuddin (1975: 349) provided a substitute name D. hauckiana. According to Schnetter (cited in Silva et al., 1996: 594) the type specimen of D. atomaria Hauck contains a row of apical cells and should therefore not be regarded as Dictyota species. However, Schnetter (pers. comm.) pointed out that the material was not part of the original type collection.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), sprinkled with minute dots (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 April 2013
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 April 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
