Brown seaweeds (Phaeophyta) on Singapore shores: photo index

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Photo index of brown seaweeds on Singapore shores
Sheets, ribbons

Y-branch brown seaweed Dictyota sp.	Bluish y-branch brown seaweed Dictyota sp.	'Veined' branched brown seaweed Dictyopteris sp.	Broad strap' brown seaweed Stypopodium zonale
Flat strap-like stems (to 10-15cm long) that branch on one plane forming Y-shapes with rounded or squarish tips. No prominent midrib or veins. On coral rubble. Sometimes seen on many of our shores.	Each blade about 6-8cm long, sometimes with bluish or violet patches. Entire seaweed usually ball-shaped. On coral rubble. Sometimes seen on Sentosa and Labrador.	Flat blades 6-8cm long, branching into equal widths. With prominent mid-rib vein. On coral rubble. Sometimes seen on some of our shores.	10-15cm long about 2cm wide, branching with square tips. No mid-rib. On coral rubble. Sometimes seen on our Southern shores.

photo index of
seaweeds on this site

all seaweeds

Green seaweeds

sheets, ribbons, filaments

feathery,
serrated strips

spheres, sausages, blobs

fans, disks, branched

Red seaweeds

sheets, ribbons

fleshy stems, beads

soft hairy, feathery

hard branching, encrusting

Brown seaweeds

sheets, ribbons

disks, other shapes

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