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Name derivation:
Classification:
Microdictyon Decaisne 1841 Order Cladophorales; Family Anadyomenaceae
Morphology:
Thallus with reticulate highly branched uniseriate filaments forming one or more blades up to 10 cm tall. Cells multinucleate with numerous chloroplasts. Adventitious rhizoids are common. Alternation (diploid and haploid) of isomorphic generations.
Similar genera:
Habitat:
Marine, tropical and subrtropical in flat reef habitats.
Citing Phycokey:
Baker, A.L. et al. . Phycokey -- an image based key to Algae (PS Protista), Cyanobacteria, and other aquatic objects. University of New Hampshire Center for Freshwater Biology. http://cfb.unh.edu/phycokey/phycokey.htm
References:
Decaisne, J. 1841. Plantes de l'Arabie Heureuse, recueillies par M.P.-E. Botta et décrites par M.J. Decaisne. Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris2: 89-199, pls V-VII. Guiry, M.D. and Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 January 2013.