Dictyota
Genus of seaweed in the family Dictyotaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
Genus of seaweed in the family Dictyotaceae
| Dictyota | |
|---|---|
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| 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 | |
| Species | |
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