Dictyota crenulata J.Agardh 1847
Publication Details
Dictyota crenulata J.Agardh 1847: 7
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1847). Nya alger från Mexico. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Adademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm 4: 5-17.
Request PDFType 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.
Type Information
Type locality: San Agustín [Pacific Mexico]; (Silva & al. 1996: 588) Lectotype: LD; 49049a (De Clerck 2003: 166) Notes: De Clerck (2003) notes that lectotypification was established by Nizamuddin & Gerloff (1979:867) who erroneously cited the specimen as LD 49042a. The specimen bears the number LD 49049a.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), crenulate, having small rounded teeth (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 January 2022
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Taxonomic note
Tronholm & al. (2013) showed that specimens of Dictyota crenulata from the Atlantic Ocean were genetically distinct from those in the eastern Pacific, thus resurrecting the name D. jamaicensis for the former. - (14 June 2021) - Craig Schneider
Distributional note
This species is presently known only from the Pacific coast of Central America. Atlantic specimens referred to this species in the past are now assigned to Dictyota jamaicensis W.R.Taylor (Tronholm & al. 2013). - (04 April 2013) - Craig Schneider
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 January 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 April 2025
