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Family: Dictyotaceae (See list of species below)

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60 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Canistrocarpus cervicornis []	No picture found Dictyopteris australis []	No picture found Dictyopteris delicatula []
No picture found Dictyopteris dichotoma []	No picture found Dictyopteris jamaicensis [Ribbed sea saphir]	No picture found Dictyopteris plagiogramma []
No picture found Dictyopteris polypodioides []	No picture found Dictyopteris repens []	No picture found Dictyopteris woodwardia []
No picture found Dictyota acutiloba []	No picture found Dictyota bartayresiana [Forded sea tumbleweeds]	No picture found Dictyota binghamiae [Mermaid's gloves]
No picture found Dictyota canaliculata []	No picture found Dictyota ceylanica []	No picture found Dictyota ciliolata []
No picture found Dictyota crenulata []	No picture found Dictyota dichotoma [Forked ribbons]	No picture found Dictyota fasciola []
No picture found Dictyota flabellata []	No picture found Dictyota friabilis []	No picture found Dictyota furcellata []
No picture found Dictyota grossedentata []	No picture found Dictyota hamifera []	No picture found Dictyota humifusa []
No picture found Dictyota implexa []	No picture found Dictyota intermedia []	No picture found Dictyota kunthii []
No picture found Dictyota linearis []	No picture found Dictyota menstrualis []	No picture found Dictyota mertensii []
No picture found Dictyota phlyctaenodes []	No picture found Dictyota pinnatifida []	No picture found Dictyota pulchella []
No picture found Dictyota rigida []	No picture found Dictyota spiralis []	No picture found Distromium skottsbergii []
No picture found Lobophora variegata [Leathery lobeweeds]	No picture found Padina antillarum []	No picture found Padina australis []
No picture found Padina boergesenii []	No picture found Padina boryana []	No picture found Padina distromatica []
No picture found Padina durvillaei []	No picture found Padina fernandeziana []	Padina gymnospora [Funnelweed]
No picture found Padina jonesii []	No picture found Padina minor [Brown sea fan]	Padina pavonica [Peacock's tail]
No picture found Padina sanctae-crucis []	No picture found Padina tetrastromatica []	No picture found Spatoglossum stipitatum []
No picture found Spatoglossum variabile []	No picture found Stoechospermum polypodioides []	No picture found Stypopodium australasicum []
No picture found Stypopodium flabelliforme []	No picture found Stypopodium zonale [Leafy flat-blade alga]	No picture found Taonia atomaria []
No picture found Taonia australasica []	No picture found Zonaria crenata []	No picture found Zonaria turneriana []

60 Species of Family Dictyotaceae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Canistrocarpus cervicornis		Western Central Atlantic
Dictyopteris australis		Eastern Pacific
Dictyopteris delicatula		Western Central Atlantic
Dictyopteris dichotoma		Mediterranean Sea.
Dictyopteris jamaicensis	Ribbed sea saphir	Atlantic Ocean
Dictyopteris plagiogramma		Eastern Central Pacific
Dictyopteris polypodioides		Western Indian Ocean and
Dictyopteris repens		Pacific Ocean
Dictyopteris woodwardia		Eastern Indian Ocean
Dictyota acutiloba		Eastern Central Pacific
Dictyota bartayresiana	Forded sea tumbleweeds	Central Pacific and Atlan
Dictyota binghamiae	Mermaid's gloves	Eastern Pacific
Dictyota canaliculata		Western Central Pacific
Dictyota ceylanica		Indo-Pacific
Dictyota ciliolata		Atlantic and Western Indi	8 TL
Dictyota crenulata		Eastern Atlantic and Indo
Dictyota dichotoma	Forked ribbons	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Dictyota fasciola		Mediterranean Sea.
Dictyota flabellata		Eastern Central Pacific
Dictyota friabilis		Indo-West Pacific.
Dictyota furcellata		Eastern Indian Ocean
Dictyota grossedentata		Western Central Pacific
Dictyota hamifera		Atlantic Ocean	3 TL
Dictyota humifusa		Eastern Central Pacific a
Dictyota implexa		Western Central Atlantic
Dictyota intermedia		Southwest Pacific
Dictyota kunthii		Subantarctic.
Dictyota linearis		Western Central Atlantic
Dictyota menstrualis		Western Central Atlantic
Dictyota mertensii		Atlantic and Pacific Ocea
Dictyota phlyctaenodes		Southeast Pacific
Dictyota pinnatifida		Western Central Atlantic
Dictyota pulchella		Western Central Atlantic
Dictyota rigida		Indian Ocean	6 TL
Dictyota spiralis		Mediterranean Sea.
Distromium skottsbergii		Southeast Pacific
Lobophora variegata	Leathery lobeweeds	Indo-Pacific and Western
Padina antillarum		Indo-Pacific and Western
Padina australis		Indo-Pacific.
Padina boergesenii		Western Indian Ocean.
Padina boryana		Indo-West Pacific.
Padina distromatica		Western Indian Ocean
Padina durvillaei		Eastern Central Pacific
Padina fernandeziana		Southeast Pacific
Padina gymnospora	Funnelweed	Atlantic Ocean	6.5 TL
Padina jonesii		Western Central Pacific
Padina minor	Brown sea fan	Indo-Pacific
Padina pavonica	Peacock's tail	Indo-West Pacific, Easter
Padina sanctae-crucis		Indo-Pacific and Western
Padina tetrastromatica		Indo-West Pacific.
Spatoglossum stipitatum		Southeast Pacific
Spatoglossum variabile		Western Indian Ocean
Stoechospermum polypodioides		Western Indian Ocean
Stypopodium australasicum		Eastern Central Pacific
Stypopodium flabelliforme		Southeast Pacific
Stypopodium zonale	Leafy flat-blade alga	Western Central Atlantic
Taonia atomaria		Northeast Atlantic
Taonia australasica		Indo-Southwest Pacific
Zonaria crenata		Southeast Pacific
Zonaria turneriana		Southwest Pacific

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