Dictyotaceae

Dictyotaceae is large family of brown algae (class Phaeophyceae).[2] Members of this order generally prefer warmer waters than other brown algae. One genus in this order is calcareous, Padina, the only calcareous member of this class.[3] Lobophora variegata (= Pocockiella varieagata) often presents a beautiful blue iridescence due to microscopic bacteria which live on the surface of the blades [interesting observation but needs citation - please substantiate, clearly there are bacteria on the blades but are they the source of the iridescence?]. A number of genera are known as forkweed (e.g. Dictyota, Glosophora, Dilophus, Dictyopteris, Pachydictyon and Lobospira.

Dictyotaceae
Dictyota dichotoma
Scientific classification
Clade:	SAR
Phylum:	Ochrophyta
Class:	Phaeophyceae
Order:	Dictyotales
Family:	Dictyotaceae Lamouroux ex Dumortier, 1822
Genera[1]
Canistrocarpus Chlanidophora Dictyopteris Dictyota Dictyotopsis Distromium Exallosorus Gymnosorus Herringtonia Homoeostrichus Lobophora Lobospira Newhousia Padina Rugulopteryx Scoresbyella Spatoglossum Stoechospermum Stypopodium Taonia Zonaria
Synonyms[1]
Scoresbyellaceae

References

1. Silberfeld, Thomas; Rousseau, Florence; Reviers, Bruno de (2014). "An Updated Classification of Brown Algae (Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae)". Cryptogamie, Algologie. 35 (2): 117–156. doi:10.7872/crya.v35.iss2.2014.117. ISSN 0181-1568.
2. Guiry, MD; GM Guiry (2006). "AlgaeBase version 4.2". World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
3. Lee, RE (1999). Phycology (Third ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-63883-8.

Further reading

De Paula, Joel Campos; Vallim, Magui A; Teixeira, Valeria Laneuville (April 2011). "What are and where are the bioactive terpenoids metabolites from Dictyotaceae (Phaeophyceae)". Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia. 21 (2): 216–228. doi:10.1590/S0102-695X2011005000079.

Padina boergesenii (leafy rolled-blade algae), San Salvador Island, Bahamas