For the genus of silicoflagellates, see Dictyocha.
Dictyota
Dictyota dichotoma at Capo Gallo, Palermo, Sicily
Scientific 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
(Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux
Species
See text
Dictyota is a genus of brown seaweed in the family Dictyotaceae. Species are predominantly found in tropical and subtropical 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]
^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.
^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.
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