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Padina pavonica, commonly known as peacock's tail, is a brown macroalgae found in the Mediterranean Sea and the tropical Atlantic Ocean. This marine plant features distinct fan-shaped fronds that grow attached to shallow rocky substrates. It is notably rare among algae because it deposits calcium ca...
Padina gymnospora is a species of brown marine alga belonging to the order Dictyotales, widely distributed across the Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. It is characterized by its fan-shaped, partially calcified thallus, which forms concentric bands and often resembles a rolled-up scroll. The seaweed...
Udotea flabellum is a calcified fan-shaped green alga of tropical and subtropical seas, contributing to carbonate sediment production in seagrass beds and sandy reef areas.
Stypopodium zonale is a brown alga of the family Dictyotaceae found in the Caribbean, widely studied for its production of cytotoxic secondary metabolites such as stypoldione.
Taonia atomaria is a brown alga of the family Dictyotaceae common in the Mediterranean, recognized by its fan-shaped, dichotomously divided blades with characteristic dark spots.
Cutleria multifida is a brown alga of the family Cutleriaceae notable for its heteromorphic life cycle, in which a large gametophyte alternates with a small encrusting sporophyte.
A red alga of the northeastern Atlantic in family Callophylliaceae, recognized by fan-shaped, deeply lobed fronds and a firm, cartilaginous texture in intertidal zones.
Spatoglossum schroederi is a brown alga of the family Dictyotaceae found in the western Atlantic, notably off Brazil, recognized by its broad, spathulate blades.
Foliose red alga widespread in the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean, characterized by repeatedly dichotomously branched, iridescent thin blades traversed by microscopic internal veins.
Brown alga of the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic, producing fan-shaped fronds with concentric growth zones and forming extensive subtidal meadows on sandy bottoms.
