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s A Field Guide to the British Seaweeds - NMBAQC

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Dictyota dicho<strong>to</strong>ma<br />

Frond quite thin and foliose, generally flat<br />

but may become spiralled in narrow<br />

fronded specimens, with frond width<br />

varying considerably between plants. Plant<br />

exhibits regular dicho<strong>to</strong>mous branching<br />

which may be quite prolific. Frond tips<br />

usually bifid (divided in<strong>to</strong> 2) and with<br />

prominent and large apical cells. Tend <strong>to</strong><br />

be located in rockpools in <strong>the</strong> mid and<br />

lower lit<strong>to</strong>ral and often on sandy substrate<br />

Distinct dicho<strong>to</strong>mous<br />

branching<br />

Dictyota in natural<br />

rockpool habitat<br />

Frond tips showing bifid characteristic<br />

and prominent apical cells

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