Taxonomy of some North Atlantic Dictyota species (Phaeophyta)

Dictyota dichotoma was described from England as Fucus dichotomus . The present paper presents some results of a study on the infraspecific variation of this species in Europe, and of a comparison of European plants with plants from the American Atlantic coast hitherto considered to be conspecific....

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Published in:Hydrobiologia 1987-09, Vol.151-152 (1), p.193-197
Main Authors: Schnetter, Reinhard, H rnig, Ingrid, Weber-Peukert, Gisela
Format: Article
Language:English
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Dictyota dichotoma
Dictyota menstrualis
Marine
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Summary:Dictyota dichotoma was described from England as Fucus dichotomus . The present paper presents some results of a study on the infraspecific variation of this species in Europe, and of a comparison of European plants with plants from the American Atlantic coast hitherto considered to be conspecific. The American plants known as D. dichotoma var. menstrualis Hoyt belong to a separate species: Dictyota menstrualis stat. nov.
ISSN:0018-8158
1573-5117
DOI:10.1007/BF00046127