Dictyota cyanoloma (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae), a Newly Introduced Brown Algal Species in California

• Published in: Journal of Phycology
• Main Authors: Tran, Lan‐Anh T., Bafort, Quinten, Steen, Frederique, Gómez Garreta, Amelia, D’Hondt, Sofie, Miller, Kathy Ann, Vranken, Sofie, Žuljević, Ante, Smith, Jennifer E., De Clerck, Olivier
• Other Authors: Wernberg, T., Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Universiteit Gent
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2020
• Subjects: Plant Science; Aquatic Science; Baja; Long Beach; Catalina; North East Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpy.13100; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jpy.13100; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/jpy.13100

Here, we report for the first time the presence of Dictyota cyanoloma in southern California. Dictyota cyanoloma is conspicuous in harbors and bays by its distinctive bright blue‐iridescent margins. This species was originally described from Europe, but subsequent studies have revealed that it repre...