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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 green alga found in tropical and subtropical marine environments. It has a fan-shaped thallus made of siphonous, calcium-carbonate-containing tissue, giving the plant a firm structure and pale green appearance. The species occurs in shallow coastal habitats such as se...

Stypopodium zonale is a species of brown alga in the family Dictyotaceae. It occurs in tropical marine environments, including the Caribbean, and has been studied in marine natural-products research because it produces secondary metabolites such as stypoldione. The species is part of the reef-associ...

Taonia atomaria is a species of brown alga in the family Dictyotaceae. It occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and nearby eastern Atlantic waters, where it grows in marine habitats including shallow subtidal areas. The alga forms fan-shaped blades that divide repeatedly into two branches and are marked b...

Cutleria multifida is a brown alga in the family Cutleriaceae. It is distinguished by a heteromorphic life cycle, meaning that its two main generations have markedly different forms: a larger, more conspicuous gametophyte and a smaller encrusting sporophyte. The species occurs in marine habitats of...

Callophyllis laciniata is a red alga in the family Callophylliaceae, found in the northeastern Atlantic. Its fronds are fan-shaped and divided into deep lobes, giving the plant a distinctive flattened appearance. The species has a firm, cartilaginous texture and occurs in marine habitats that includ...

Spatoglossum schroederi is a brown alga in the family Dictyotaceae. It is recorded from the western Atlantic, including waters off Brazil, and has broad, spatula-shaped blades that help distinguish it from narrower members of the group. The species grows in marine habitats and is classified among th...

Cryptopleura ramosa is a foliose red alga recorded from the northeastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. Its thin blades branch repeatedly in a dichotomous pattern and may show an iridescent appearance under water. Microscopic internal veins run through the blades, a feature that helps distingui...

Zonaria tournefortii is a brown alga in the family Dictyotaceae, found in the Mediterranean and in warm Atlantic waters. Its erect, foliose thallus is usually brownish yellow, lobed and repeatedly divided, with visible concentric growth lines and a reddish central vein near the base. It is associate...