Dictyotales

Dictyotales
Dictyota dichotoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Chromalveolata
Division:	Heterokontophyta
Class:	Phaeophyceae
Order:	Dictyotales Bory de Saint-Vincent
Families
Dictyotaceae Scoresbyellaceae

Dictyotales is a large order in the brown algae (class Phaeophyceae).^[1] Members of this order generally prefer warmer waters than other brown algae. One genus in this order is calcareous, Padina, the only calcareous member of this phylum.^[2]

Dictyota dominates 70% of the benthos biomass in the Florida Keys reef tract.^[3] The successful spread of this alga is due in part to its ability to asexually reproduce from fragments created by "biotic and abiotic disturbances".^[3]

References

1. ^ Guiry, MD; GM Guiry (2006). "AlgaeBase version 4.2". World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org. Retrieved 2006-11-22. 
2. ^ Lee, RE (Third Edition, 1999). Phycology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-63883-6. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Beach, Kevin S; Walters, Linda J (2000). "Dictyota bloom in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: Fragments and fouling.". In: Hallock and French (eds). Diving for Science...2000. Proceedings of the 20th Annual Scientific Diving Symposium (American Academy of Underwater Sciences). http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/8994. Retrieved 2011-01-07. 

External links

AlgaeBase