Dictyota sp. (genus)

2 A brown seaweed at Batemans Marine Park

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Identification history

	Dictyota sp. (genus)	30 Apr 2018	offshore
	Unverified	26 Dec 2017	RoyandJenny

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User's notes

Found in an inter-tidal channel near Pretty Beach, Murramarang National Park. Division Phaeophyta, Family Dictyotaceae, Genus Dictyota (thanks to J. Huisman). Species uncertain.

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RoyandJenny wrote:

18 Jan 2018

Thanks very much for your comment Liz. John H. did not say at the time why he wasn't comfortable with calling this Dictyota dichotoma, so I've just emailed him. It's possibly due to discussion like this in algaebase.org:

Acacia curranii

Thanks again

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Location information

Coordinates 150.364328 -35.571756
Maps Murramarang National Park Batemans Marine Park

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
21 Apr 2017 12:00 AM Recorded on
RoyandJenny Recorded by
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Marine Algae & Seaweeds RoyandJenny South Coast NatureMapr

Additional information

Less than 10cm Plant height

Species information

Dictyota sp. (genus) Scientific name
A brown seaweed Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
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