Dictyopteris
bartayresiana Lamouroux
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Dictyotales
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Dictyotaceae
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Dictyota
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Dictyota
bartayresiana
Lamouroux
Characteristics
Plants
9-14 cm high, erect, not entangled, a little harsh to the touch, attached
to the substratum by irregularly shaped holfast with rhizoids, thallus
branched dichotomously; segments without midrib, 1 to 1.5 cm long,
2 - 4 mm broad above a fork, broadening to 6 - 10 mm below the next
fork; margin entire, tips are pointed except in young branches. Sporangia
125 - 140 µ in diameter.
Distribution
: Okha (Gujrat), Malvan, Ratnagiri, (Maharashtra), Goa, Karwar, Honawaar,
Bhatkal (Karnataka), Lakshadweep.
Ecological
status : Intertidal zone
IUCN
status :NE
Uses
: Food, animal feed and alginates
Cultivation
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