Dictyota dichotoma f. elongata (Kützing) Schiffner, nom. inval. 1933

Publication Details
Dictyota dichotoma f. elongata (Kützing) Schiffner, nom. inval. 1933: 294

Published in: Schiffner, V. (1933). Meeresalgen aus Sud-Dalmatien, gesammelt von Franz Berger. Österreichische Botanische Zeitschrift 82: 283-304.

Type 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 dichotoma (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.

Source of Synonymy
De Clerck, O. (2003). The genus Dictyota in the Indian Ocean. Opera Botanica Belgica 13: 1-205, 54 figs, 12 tables.

Basionym
Dictyota elongata Kützing

Type Information
Type locality: St. Malo, France; (De Clerck 2003: 169) Holotype: L; 936.280-157 (De Clerck 2003: 169)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dichotomous, having divisions always in pairs (Stearn 1983).

Created: 06 May 2005 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 October 2011

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Nomenclatural note
De Clerck (2003) notes that according to Art. 53.5, the prior existence of D. dichotoma var. elongata P. Crouan & H. Crouan renders D. dichotoma f. elongata (Kützing) Schiffner illegitimate. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 October 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 July 2025