CHROMOPHYTA : Ectocarpales : ChordariaceaeBROWN ALGAE

Dictyosiphon ekmanii Areschoug

Description: Small, to 5 cms long the axis tapering at the ends. Sparingly branched.

Distribution: Europe: France, Norway, Faroes, Iceland. Atlantic coast of North America: Canada, Massachusetts and Virginia.
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Distribution Map from NBN: Dictyosiphon ekmanii at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Dictyosiphon ekmanii at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Dictyosiphon ekmanii at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Dictyosiphon ekmanii Areschoug, 1875. AphiaID: 145321.

Classification: Biota; Chromista; Harosa; Heterokonta; Ochrophyta; Phaeophyceae; Fucophycidae; Ectocarpales; Chordariaceae; Dictyosiphon

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 Morton, O. & Picton, B.E. (2024). Dictyosiphon ekmanii. Areschoug. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=ZR5980. Accessed on 2024-10-06