Dictyota

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Dictyota
Dictyota dichotoma at Capo Gallo, Palermo, Sicily
Dictyota dichotoma at Capo Gallo, Palermo, Sicily
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Gyrista
Subphylum: Ochrophytina
Class: Phaeophyceae
Order: Dictyotales
Family: Dictyotaceae
Genus: Dictyota
J.V.Lamouroux, 1809[1]
Type species
Dictyota dichotoma
Species

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Dictyota is a genus of seaweed in the Dictyotaceae family. Species are predominantly found in tropical and sub-tropical seas, and are known to contain numerous chemicals (diterpenes) which have potential medicinal value. As at the end of 2017, some 237 different diterpenes had been identified from across the genus.[2]

Species

The genus Dictyota contains the following species:[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1809). Exposition des charactères du genre Dictyota, et tableu des espèces qu'il referme. Journal de Botanique (Desvaux) 2: 38-44.
  2. ^ Chen, Jiayun; Li, Hong; Zhao, Zishuo; Xia, Xue; Li, Bo; Zhang, Jinrong; Yan, Xiaojun (2018-05-11). "Diterpenes from the Marine Algae of the Genus Dictyota". Marine Drugs. 16 (5): 159. doi:10.3390/md16050159. PMC 5983290. PMID 29751686.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  3. ^ Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2018). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Dictyota J.V.Lamouroux, 1809. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144086 on 2018-07-12
  4. ^ a b c M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=oe101e7b01e405395 ; searched on 12 July 2018.