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Dictyotaceae is large family of brown algae (class
Phaeophyceae
Brown algae (singular: alga), comprising the class Phaeophyceae, are a large group of multicellular algae, including many seaweeds located in colder waters within the Northern Hemisphere. Brown algae are the major seaweeds of the temperate and po ...
). Members of this family generally prefer warmer waters than other brown algae. '' Lobophora variegata'' (= '' Pocockiella varieagata'') often presents a beautiful blue iridescence due to microscopic bacteria which live on the surface of the blades . A number of genera are known as forkweed (e.g. '' Dictyota'', '' Glosophora'', ''Dilophus'', ''Dictyopteris'', '' Pachydictyon'' and ''Lobospira''.
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Algae Aquatic plants Brown algae families Dictyotales Ochrophyta Plant families Plants described in 1822 Seaweeds {{Phaeophyceae-stub