Dictyota dichotoma var. menstrualis Hoyt 1927

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 dichotoma var. menstrualis Hoyt 1927: 616

Published in: Hoyt, W.D. (1927). The periodic fruiting of Dictyota and its relation to the environment. American Journal of Botany 14: 592-609.

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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 currently regarded as a synonym of Dictyota menstrualis (Hoyt) Schnetter, Hörnig & Weber-Peukert.

Source of Synonymy
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 Information
Type locality: North Carolina, USA; (De Clerck 2003: 168) Neotype: US; 33622 (De Clerck 2003: 168)

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

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 22 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 06 January 2021

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Taxonomic notes
Dictyota ciliolata ? (see discussion in Tronholm et al. 2013). - (04 April 2013) - G.M. Guiry
De Clerck (2003) notes that chromosome counts and hybridisation experiments revealed that D. menstrualis is essentially different from D. dichotoma (Schnetter et al., 1987: 195). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 April 2025