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Dictyopteris
polypodioides (D.C.) J.V.Lamour.

Dictyopteris polypodioides
(D.C.) J.V.Lamour.
(detailed information)


Species Details
Class:	Phaeophyceae
Genus:	Dictyopteris J.V. Lamouroux
Species:	Dictyopteris polypodioides
Authority:	(D.C.) J.V.Lamour.
Description:	Thallus flat and leaf-like, to 300 mm long and 20-30 mm broad; fronds olive to yellow-brown, translucent, and ± regularly dichotomously forked with a prominent midrib extending to the apices. Margins sometimes split to the midrib. Initially with an unpleasant smell shortly after collection, and degenerating quickly. Link for (Pereira, 2010) Handbook Guide Original publication: Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1809). Observations sur la physiologie des algues marines, et description de cinq nouveaux genres de cette famille. Nouveau Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomathique de Paris 1: 330-333, fig. 2, pl. 6. Download PDF from Algaebase

Biogeography	Cold-temperate to warm NE Atlantic (Ireland to Canary Is); Mediterranean; W Pacific (Philippines); NW Pacific (Japan); Caribbean; Idian Ocean.
Uses and compounds	Direct use as food - food, consumed whole Provide biological, medical and pharmacological activity - treatment of lung disease and scrofula
References	Braune, W. (2008). Meeresalgen. Ein Farbbildführer zu den verbreiteten benthischen Grün- Braun- und Rotalgen der Weltmeere. pp. [1]-596, 266 pls. Ruggell: A.R.G. Gantner Verlag. Dawes, C.J. & Mathieson, A.C. (2008). The seaweeds of Florida. pp. [i]- viii, [1]-591, [592], pls I-LI. Gainesville, Florida: University Press of Florida. Pedroche, P.F., Silva, P.C., Aguilar Rosas, L.E., Dreckmann, K.M. & Aguilar Rosas, R. (2008). Catálogo de las algas benthónicas del Pacífico de México II. Phaeophycota. pp. [i-viii], i-vi, 15-146. Mexicali & Berkeley: Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana and University of California Berkeley. Ribera Siguán, M.A., Gómez Garreta, A., Pérez Ruzafa, I., Barceló Martí, M.C. & Rull Lluch, J. (2005). A new species of Dictyopteris (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae) from the Iberian Peninsula: Dictyopteris lucida sp. nov. Phycologia 44: 651-657.

Habitat:	In low-light calm water, to 40 m depth.
Type information:	Basionym: Ulva polypodioides A.P.de Candolle

Specimens

( 59 record(s) available )

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Type	Number	Species	Date	Coastal Station
(F)	21	Dictyopteris polypodioides (D.C.) J.V.Lamour.	1999-10-09	A-Ver-o-Mar, Portugal
(F)	39	Dictyopteris polypodioides (D.C.) J.V.Lamour.	1999-10-09	A-Ver-o-Mar, Portugal
(H) (F)	63	Dictyopteris polypodioides (D.C.) J.V.Lamour.	1998-10-09	Buarcos Bay, Portugal
(H)	260	Dictyopteris polypodioides (D.C.) J.V.Lamour.	2001-06-03	Buarcos Bay, Portugal
(H)	261	Dictyopteris polypodioides (D.C.) J.V.Lamour.	1998-10-09	Buarcos Bay, Portugal
(F)	418	Dictyopteris polypodioides (D.C.) J.V.Lamour.	2002-06-12	Aguda, Portugal
(O)	849	Dictyopteris polypodioides (D.C.) J.V.Lamour.	1998-10-09	Buarcos Bay, Portugal
(O)	912	Dictyopteris polypodioides (D.C.) J.V.Lamour.	1999-10-09	A-Ver-o-Mar, Portugal
(O)	974	Dictyopteris polypodioides (D.C.) J.V.Lamour.	1999-10-09	Aguçadoura, Portugal
(O)	1109	Dictyopteris polypodioides (D.C.) J.V.Lamour.	1999-11-24	Buarcos Bay, Portugal
(O)	1109	Dictyopteris polypodioides (D.C.) J.V.Lamour.	1999-11-24	Buarcos Bay, Portugal
(O)	1135	Dictyopteris polypodioides (D.C.) J.V.Lamour.	2000-04-26	Albufeira, Portugal
(O)	1160	Dictyopteris polypodioides (D.C.) J.V.Lamour.	2001-12-05	Buarcos Bay, Portugal
(O)	1189	Dictyopteris polypodioides (D.C.) J.V.Lamour.	2001-10-18	Buarcos Bay, Portugal
(O)	1250	Dictyopteris polypodioides (D.C.) J.V.Lamour.	2001-06-03	Buarcos Bay, Portugal
(O)	1284	Dictyopteris polypodioides (D.C.) J.V.Lamour.	2002-02-15	Buarcos Bay, Portugal
(O)	1364	Dictyopteris polypodioides (D.C.) J.V.Lamour.	1998-08-14	Porto Novo, Portugal
(O)	1390	Dictyopteris polypodioides (D.C.) J.V.Lamour.	2002-06-12	Aguda, Portugal
(O)	2011	Dictyopteris polypodioides (D.C.) J.V.Lamour.	2006-08-23	Buarcos Bay, Portugal
(O)	2080	Dictyopteris polypodioides (D.C.) J.V.Lamour.	2000-12-13	Buarcos Bay, Portugal