CHROMOPHYTA : Dictyotales : Dictyotaceae | BROWN ALGAE |
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Dictyopteris polypodioides |
Description: Frands to 30 cms long, branches flat and 1 - 2 cms wide with a narrow midrib. Branches thin and dichotomous, readily tearing at the margins.
Habitat: Rare. Sublittoral locally abundant.
Distribution: South-western distribution in the British Isles from south-west England, around Ireland except the east coast, south-west Scotland, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. Europe: Mediterranean, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic coasts of Spain and France. Further afield: Jamacia, Canary Islands, Mauritania and wesrt coast Africa.
Similar Species: Species of Fucus may appear similar but Dictyopteris is not thick and leatherly.
Key Identification Features:
Distribution Map from NBN: Dictyopteris polypodioides at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Dictyopteris polypodioides at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Dictyopteris polypodioides at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Dictyopteris polypodioides (A.P.De Candolle) J.V.Lamouroux, 1809. AphiaID: 145360.
Classification: Biota; Chromista; Harosa; Heterokonta; Ochrophyta; Phaeophyceae; Dictyotophycidae; Dictyotales; Dictyotaceae; Zonarieae; Dictyopteris
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Morton, O. & Picton, B.E. (2024). Dictyopteris polypodioides. (Stackhouse) Batters. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=ZR4520. Accessed on 2025-02-10 |