Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Dictyotaceae



(See list of species below)



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62 species
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Canistrocarpus cervicornis
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Dictyopteris australis
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Dictyopteris delicatula
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Dictyopteris dichotoma
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Dictyopteris jamaicensis
[Ribbed sea saphir]
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Dictyopteris plagiogramma
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Dictyopteris polypodioides
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Dictyopteris repens
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Dictyopteris woodwardia
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Dictyota acutiloba
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Dictyota alternifida
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Dictyota bartayresiana
[Forded sea tumbleweeds]
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Dictyota binghamiae
[Mermaid's gloves]
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Dictyota canaliculata
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Dictyota ceylanica
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Max. Length 8 cm TL

 
Dictyota ciliolata
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Dictyota crenulata
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Dictyota dichotoma
[Forked ribbons]
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Dictyota fasciola
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Dictyota flabellata
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Dictyota friabilis
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Dictyota furcellata
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Dictyota grossedentata
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Max. Length 3 cm TL

 
Dictyota hamifera
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Dictyota humifusa
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Dictyota implexa
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Dictyota intermedia
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Dictyota kunthii
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Dictyota linearis
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Dictyota menstrualis
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Dictyota mertensii
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Dictyota phlyctaenodes
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Dictyota pinnatifida
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Dictyota pulchella
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Max. Length 6 cm TL

 
Dictyota rigida
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Dictyota spiralis
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Distromium skottsbergii
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Lobophora variegata
[Leathery lobeweeds]
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Padina antillarum
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Padina australis
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Padina boergesenii
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Padina boryana
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Padina crispata
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Padina distromatica
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Padina durvillaei
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Padina fernandeziana
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Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 6.5 cm TL
Padina gymnospora (Kützing) Sonder, 1871

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Padina gymnospora
[Funnelweed]
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Padina jonesii
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Padina minor
[Brown sea fan]

Photo by Rusconi, Gianemilio

Indo-West Pacific, Easter

Padina pavonica (Linnaeus) Thivy

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Padina pavonica
[Peacock's tail]
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Padina sanctae-crucis
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Padina tetrastromatica
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Spatoglossum stipitatum
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Spatoglossum variabile
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Stoechospermum polypodioides
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Stypopodium australasicum
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Stypopodium flabelliforme
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Stypopodium zonale
[Leafy flat-blade alga]
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Taonia atomaria
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Taonia australasica
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Zonaria crenata
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Zonaria turneriana
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Canistrocarpus cervicornis Western Central Atlantic 2006
Dictyopteris australis Eastern Pacific 1888
Dictyopteris delicatula Western Central Atlantic
Dictyopteris dichotoma Mediterranean Sea.
Dictyopteris jamaicensis Ribbed sea saphir Atlantic Ocean
Dictyopteris plagiogramma Eastern Central Pacific
Dictyopteris polypodioides Western Indian Ocean and
Dictyopteris repens Pacific Ocean
Dictyopteris woodwardia Eastern Indian Ocean
Dictyota acutiloba Eastern Central Pacific
Dictyota alternifida Western Central Pacific
Dictyota bartayresiana Forded sea tumbleweeds Central Pacific and Atlan 1809
Dictyota binghamiae Mermaid's gloves Eastern Pacific
Dictyota canaliculata Western Central Pacific
Dictyota ceylanica Indo-Pacific
Dictyota ciliolata Atlantic and Western Indi 8 TL
Dictyota crenulata Eastern Atlantic and Indo
Dictyota dichotoma Forked ribbons Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Dictyota fasciola Mediterranean Sea. 1809
Dictyota flabellata Eastern Central Pacific
Dictyota friabilis Indo-West Pacific.
Dictyota furcellata Eastern Indian Ocean
Dictyota grossedentata Western Central Pacific
Dictyota hamifera Atlantic Ocean 3 TL
Dictyota humifusa Eastern Central Pacific a
Dictyota implexa Western Central Atlantic
Dictyota intermedia Southwest Pacific
Dictyota kunthii Subantarctic. 1830
Dictyota linearis Western Central Atlantic
Dictyota menstrualis Western Central Atlantic
Dictyota mertensii Atlantic and Pacific Ocea
Dictyota phlyctaenodes Southeast Pacific 1852
Dictyota pinnatifida Western Central Atlantic
Dictyota pulchella Western Central Atlantic
Dictyota rigida Indian Ocean 6 TL
Dictyota spiralis Mediterranean Sea. 1846
Distromium skottsbergii Southeast Pacific
Lobophora variegata Leathery lobeweeds Indo-Pacific and Western
Padina antillarum Indo-Pacific and Western
Padina australis Indo-Pacific. 1887
Padina boergesenii Western Indian Ocean.
Padina boryana Indo-West Pacific.
Padina crispata Indo-West Pacific.
Padina distromatica Western Indian Ocean
Padina durvillaei Eastern Central Pacific
Padina fernandeziana Southeast Pacific 1941
Padina gymnospora Funnelweed Atlantic Ocean 6.5 TL 1871
Padina jonesii Western Central Pacific
Padina minor Brown sea fan Indo-Pacific
Padina pavonica Peacock's tail Indo-West Pacific, Easter
Padina sanctae-crucis Indo-Pacific and Western 1914
Padina tetrastromatica Indo-West Pacific. 1887
Spatoglossum stipitatum Southeast Pacific 2008
Spatoglossum variabile Western Indian Ocean
Stoechospermum polypodioides Western Indian Ocean 1848
Stypopodium australasicum Eastern Central Pacific
Stypopodium flabelliforme Southeast Pacific 1913
Stypopodium zonale Leafy flat-blade alga Western Central Atlantic
Taonia atomaria Northeast Atlantic
Taonia australasica Indo-Southwest Pacific
Zonaria crenata Southeast Pacific
Zonaria turneriana Southwest Pacific



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