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Authority: |
(Hoyt) Schnetter, Hörning & Weber-Peukert |
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Description: |
Thallus erect, 15-25 cm high. yellow brown to dark brown, dichotomously branched blades strapshaped, 2-15 mm wide, with smooth margins and blunt apices. Surface cells rectangular to polygonal. Medullary layer of large hyaline cells. |
| Biogeography |
North America (Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina), Caribbean, South America (Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela), Atlantic Islands (Azores, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Salvage Islands). |
| References |
Höring, I. & Schnetter, R. (1988). Notes on Dictyota dichotoma, D. menstrualis, D. indica and D. pulchella spec. nova (Phaeophyta). Phyton 28: 277-291.
Hörnig, I. & Schnetter, R. (1988). Notes on Dictyota dichotoma, D. menstrualis, D. indica and D. pulchella spec. nova (Phaeophyta). Phyton (Horn) 28: 277-291.
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| Habitat: |
Epilithic on rocks and coral, and occurring in sandy areas and seagrass beds. |
| Type information: |
Basionym: Dictyota dichotoma var. menstrualis Hoyt Type locality: North Carolina, USA (De Clerck 2003: 168). Neotype: US 33622 (De Clerck 2003: 168). |
