Dictyota friabilis
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| Dictyota friabilis | |
|---|---|
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| Dictyota friabilis (blue-green) with other algae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Ochrophyta |
| Class: | Phaeophyceae |
| Order: | Dictyotales |
| Family: | Dictyotaceae |
| Genus: | Dictyota |
| Species: | D. friabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dictyota friabilis Setchell, 1926 | |
Dictyota friabilis is a species of brown seaweed in the family Dictyotaceae.[1] It has been found around the world in tropical and subtropical climates, including Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Gulf of Oman.[2] There are different medical studies involving Dictyota friabilis for use in human application.[3][4]
Dictyota friabilis has Y-shaped branching tips and is iridescent which makes it glow bluish green.[5] Dictyota friabilis can grow to between 1.2 and 2 in (30 and 51 mm) in size with a frond span of 5 mm (0.20 in).[6]
