Dictyota sandvicensis
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| Dictyota sandvicensis | |
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| Dictyota sandvicensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Division: | Ochrophyta |
| Class: | Phaeophyceae |
| Order: | Dictyotales |
| Family: | Dictyotaceae |
| Genus: | Dictyota |
| Species: | D. sandvicensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dictyota sandvicensis Sonder, 1859 | |
Dictyota sandvicensis also called limu 'Alani in Hawaiian, is a species of brown seaweed in the family Dictyotaceae endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.[1][2]
Dictyota sandvicensis reaches up to 15 cm in height, and has a iridescent yellow greenish color.[3] They can be easily spotted from other species of Dictyota in Hawai'i because they have small branches that break out from the edges of the main branches.[1] Dictyota sandvicensis consists of a single basal thallus that is firmly rooted and can support rhizoids.[3] The rhizoids lead to one to several erect fronds 1-5 mm wide.[3]
Distribution
Dictiyota sandvicensis is endemic to Hawaii and occurs throughout the Hawaiian Islands.[3]
