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Scientific Name: Dictyota bartayresiana J.V.Lamouroux, 1809
Synonym: Dictyota patens (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Alani (Hawaiian)
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Photo: AlgaeBase
Classification:
Kingdom: Chromista
Phylum: Ochrophyta
Class: Phaeophyceae
Order: Dictyotales
Family: Dictyotaceae
Description:
Reaching a height of 9 to 14 cm, the plant is fastened to the seafloor by a holdfast with a variable form encircled by rhizoids. The flat blades have dichotomous branches. The sections are 10 to 15 mm long and lack a midrib. The thallus is 6 to 10 mm wide under each junction and 2 to 4 mm wide immediately above. The blade has complete edges, with juvenile fronds having rounded tips and older fronds having sharp tips. The sporangia have a diameter of 125–140 µm.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martins Island (Silva et al. 1996; Ahmed et al. 2009)
Environment:
Marine
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information
