Dictyota menstrualis (Hoyt) Schnetter, Hörnig & Weber-Peukert 1987
Current name:
Dictyota menstrualis (Hoyt) Schnetter, Hörnig & Weber-Peukert
In situ photograph, 1.5 km seaward Media Luna Reef, Puerto Rico - 06 December 2021. CC BY-NC 4.0
Publication Details
Dictyota menstrualis (Hoyt) Schnetter, Hörnig & Weber-Peukert 1987: 195, figs 5, 6
Published in: Schnetter, R., Hörnig, I. & Weber-Peukert, G. (1987). Taxonomy of some North Atlantic Dictyota species (Phaeophyta). Proceedings of the International Seaweed Symposium 12: 193-197.
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
Dictyota dichotoma var. menstrualis Hoyt
Type Information
Type locality: North Carolina, USA; (De Clerck 2003: 168) Neotype: US; 33622 (De Clerck 2003: 168)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 August 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 November 2022
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
