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Name derivation: |
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Classification:
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Dictyopteris J.V. Lamouroux 1809; 35 of 50 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and guiry 2016).Order Dictyotales; Family dictyotaceaeSynonym Neurocarpus Weber and Mohr 1805Synonym Haliseris De Toni 1895 |
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Morphology: |
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Upright or prostrate thallus up to 60 cm ibn length, with a rhizoidal holdfast. Conspicuous midrib sometimes with veins on lateral wings (Ibid.). Growth is by apical cells; clusters of hairs are scattered over the surface (Dawes and Mathieson 2008). |
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Habitat: |
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Marine and estuarine habitats.
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References: |
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Dawes, C.J. and A.C. Mathieson 2008. The Seaweeds of Florida. University Press of Florida (592 pp). Guiry, M.D., and G.M. Guiry 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 January 2013.
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