s A Field Guide to the British Seaweeds - NMBAQC
s A Field Guide to the British Seaweeds - NMBAQC
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