Ecology Summary - Dictyota dichotoma

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Ecology of Dictyota dichotoma

Main Ref.	Trono, G.C. Jr., 2001
Remarks	Grows abundantly in shallow waters throughout the year; also found on rocks below the low tide mark at calm open coasts and sheltered coasts though some have been reported from a depth of 55 m (Ref. 80758).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

	Marine - Neritic	Marine - Oceanic	Brackishwater	Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies	supra-littoral zone littoral zone sublittoral zone	epipelagic mesopelagic epipelagic abyssopelagic hadopelagic	estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas mangroves marshes/swamps	rivers/streams lakes/ponds caves exclusively in caves

Highighted items on the list are where Dictyota dichotoma may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Trono, G.C. Jr., 2001
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; rock; sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.	Trono, G.C. Jr., 2001

Associations

Ref.	Trono, G.C. Jr., 2001
Associations	epiphytic;
Associated with	large seaweeds, particularly Sargassum, or on leaves and midribs of seagrasses (Ref. 80758).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items
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