Dictyota guineënsis (Kützing) P.Crouan & H.Crouan 1878

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Ochrophyta
Class Phaeophyceae
Subclass Dictyotophycidae
Order Dictyotales
Family Dictyotaceae
Tribe Dictyoteae
Genus Dictyota

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Excicata identificada como Dilophus guineensis por el Hermano León. Foto: Yusimí Alfonso.

Dictyota guineënsis (Kützing) P.Crouan & H.Crouan Excicata identificada como Dilophus guineensis por el Hermano León. Foto: Yusimí Alfonso
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Publication details
Dictyota guineënsis (Kützing) P.Crouan & H.Crouan in Mazé & Schramm 1878: 126 (as 'guineense' )

Published in: Mazé, H. & Schramm, A. (1878 '1870-1877'). Essai de classification des algues de la Guadeloupe 2e Édition. pp. [i]-xix, Errata, [1]-283. Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe): Imprimerie du Gouvernment.
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Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dictyota is Dictyota dichotoma (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.

Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Spatoglossum guineense Kützing

Type information
Type locality: São Tomé, Gulf of Guinea (De Clerck 2003: 182). Holotype: L 935.207-8 (De Clerck 2003: 182).

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Spatoglossum guineense Kützing 1843
Cutleria guineensis (Kützing) Trevisan 1849
Dilophus guineensis (Kützing) J.Agardh 1882
Bicrista guineensis (Kützing) Kuntze 1898

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Dictyota antigua Sonder ex Kützing 1859
Dictyota bipinnata P.Crouan & H.Crouan 1878

General environment
This is a marine species.

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Dictyota guineënsis (Kützing) P.Crouan & H.Crouan)
Atlantic Islands: Bermuda (Schneider 2003), Madeira (John & al. 2004).

North America: Mexico (Pedroche & Sentíes 2020).

Caribbean Islands: Caribbean (Littler & Littler 2000), Cuba (Suárez 2005, Suárez, Martínez-Daranas & Alfonso 2014, Torres Conde & Martínez-Daranas 2019), Martinique (Delnatte & Wynne 2016), St. Eustatius (van der Loos & Prud'homme van Reine 2015, van der Loos & al. 2017).

Western Atlantic: Trop. & Subtrop. W. Atlantic (Wynne 2017).

South America: Brazil (Villaca et al. 2010, Menezes Széchy & Paula 2010).

Africa: São Tomé & Príncipe (John & al. 2004), Sierra Leone (John & al. 2004).

(as Dilophus guineensis (Kützing) J.Agardh)
Atlantic Islands: Bermuda (Taylor 1960).

North America: Florida (Taylor 1960), Mexico (Atlantic) (Taylor 1972).

Central America: Belize (Taylor 1960).

Caribbean Islands: Bahamas (Taylor 1960), Barbados (Taylor 1960, Taylor 1969), Caicos Islands (Taylor 1960), Cuba (Taylor 1960), Hispaniola (Taylor 1960), Jamaica (Taylor 1960), Lesser Antilles (Taylor 1960, Taylor 1969), Netherlands Antilles (Taylor 1960), Virgin Islands (Taylor 1960).

South America: Brazil (Taylor 1930 , Taylor 1960), Colombia (Schnetter 1976), Venezuela (Taylor 1960, Ganesan 1990).

Key references
Dawes, C.J. & Mathieson, A.C. (2008). The seaweeds of Florida. pp. [i]- viii, [1]-591, [592], pls I-LI. Gainesville, Florida: University Press of Florida.

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

Suárez, A.M., Martínez-Daranas, B. & Alfonso, Y. (2015). Macroalgas marinas de Cuba. pp. [1]-264, 229 figs. La Habana [Havana]: UH [Universidad de La Habana] Editorial.

Created: 29 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 29 March 2017 by M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 January 2021.