Veined
branched brown seaweed
Dictyopteris sp.*
Family
Dictyotaceae
updated
Jan 13
Where
seen? This veined strap-like brown seaweed is often seen
on some of our Southern shores, attached to coral rubble.
Features: Clumps of flat blades
about 1-2cm wide and 10cm long. The narrow strap-like blades branch
regularly near on the same plane into flat strips of about equal width.
There is an obvious 'mid-rib vein' down the centre of the blade up
to the tips, which may be paler. Colours brown, yellowish brown or
olive brown.
According to AlgaeBase:
there are more than 30 current Dictyopteris species.
Human uses: It is eaten
by people and is believed to have antibacterial and antitumor properties.
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Cyrene Reef, Apr 08
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Cyrene Reef, Jun 08
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Pulau Jong, Jul 06
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Lazarus Island, Feb 11
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*Seaweed species are
difficult to positively identify without microscopic examination.
On this
website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
Veined
branch brown seaweed on Singapore shores |
Dictyopteris
species recorded for Singapore
Pham, M. N.,
H. T. W. Tan, S. Mitrovic & H. H. T. Yeo, 2011. A Checklist of
the Algae of Singapore.
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Dictyopteris
delicatula
Dictyopteris repens
Dictyopteris woodwardia |
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Links
References
- Lee Ai Chin, Iris U. Baula, Lilibeth N. Miranda and Sin Tsai Min ; editors: Sin Tsai Min and Wang Luan Keng, A photographic guide to the marine algae of Singapore, 2015. Tropical Marine Science Institute, 201 pp.
- Pham, M.
N., H. T. W. Tan, S. Mitrovic & H. H. T. Yeo, 2011. A
Checklist of the Algae of Singapore, 2nd Edition. Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore,
Singapore. 99 pp. Uploaded 1 October 2011. [PDF, 1.58 MB].
- Lim, S.,
P. Ng, L. Tan, & W. Y. Chin, 1994. Rhythm of the Sea: The Life
and Times of Labrador Beach. Division of Biology, School of
Science, Nanyang Technological University & Department of Zoology,
the National University of Singapore. 160 pp.
- Huisman,
John M. 2000. Marine
Plants of Australia University of Western Australia Press. 300pp.
- Calumpong,
H. P. & Menez, E. G., 1997.Field
Guide to the Common Mangroves, Seagrasses and Algae of the Philippines.
Bookmark, Inc., the Philippines. 197 pp.
- Trono, Gavino.
C. Jr., 1997. Field
Guide and Atlas of the Seaweed Resources of the Philippines..
Bookmark, Inc., the Philippines. 306 pp.
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