Dictyota spiralis
Dictyota spiralis is a species of brown alga found in the temperate eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Stramenopiles |
Phylum: | Gyrista |
Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
Class: | Phaeophyceae |
Order: | Dictyotales |
Family: | Dictyotaceae |
Genus: | Dictyota |
Species: | D. spiralis |
Binomial name | |
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Description
The thallus of Dictyota spiralis is a yellowish-brown colour, sometimes with a greenish iridescent tip. It forms clumps of membranous, flattened, ribbon-like fronds with few branches, up to 15 cm (6 in) long and 4 mm (0.2 in) wide. The clump is anchored to the seabed by stolons.[2]
References
- Guiry, Michael D. (2015). "Dictyota spiralis Montagne, 1846". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- Lamare, Véronique; Verlaque, Marc (12 March 2021). "Dictyota spiralis Montagne, 1846" (in French). DORIS. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
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