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Dictyota flabellata Alga parda, Brown algae

Dictyota flabellata is commonly referred to as Alga parda, Brown algae. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Algae - Dictyota flabellata, This lovely turquoise hued algae species is always eye catching. This clump was around 1.5 inches (38mm), California 2019


Courtesy of the author Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater . Please visit www.underwaterkwaj.com for more information.

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lexID:
14166 
AphiaID:
372004 
Scientific:
Dictyota flabellata 
German:
Braunalge 
English:
Alga Parda, Brown Algae 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Chromista (Kingdom) > Ochrophyta (Phylum) > Phaeophyceae (Class) > Dictyotales (Order) > Dictyotaceae (Family) > Dictyota (Genus) > flabellata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(F.S.Collins) Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1924 
Occurrence:
Chile, Costa Rica, Galapagos Islands, Gulf of California, Hawaii, Japan, Mexico (East Pacific), Pakistan, Panama, USA 
Sea depth:
- 26 Meter 
Size:
3,8 cm 
Food:
Photosynthesis 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2021-10-08 18:10:55 

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Dictyota flabellata (F.S.Collins) Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1924

Dictyota is a genus of 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.

The brown alga Dictyota flabellata can be found around Costa Rica, Panama, Asia, Pacific Islands,Baja California, California, Gulf of California, Mexico, Chile, Galapagos Islands and the temperate South America. This lovely turquoise hued algae species is always eye catching.

The name "flabellata" means "fan-shaped".

Synonymised names:
Dictyota hesperia Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1924
Dictyota johnstonii Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1924
Dilophus flabellatus F.S.Collins, 1901

External links

  1. algaebase.org (en). Abgerufen am 08.10.2021.
  2. Marine Plants of Pacific Panama (en). Abgerufen am 08.10.2021.
  3. underwaterkwaj.com (en). Abgerufen am 08.10.2021.
  4. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 08.10.2021.

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Algae - Dictyota flabellata, This lovely turquoise hued algae species is always eye catching. This clump was around 1.5 inches (38mm), California 2019

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