Dictyota bartayresiana, Forded sea tumbleweeds

Dictyota bartayresiana   Lamouroux, 1809

Forded sea tumbleweeds

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Phaeophyceae | Dictyotales | Dictyotaceae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Sessile; depth range 0 - 108 m (Ref. 83908).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Central Pacific and Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Produces dictyol-class diterpenes that prevent it from being eaten by reef fishes (Ref. 86733). Maximum depth from Ref. 102122. In Belize, it was found in a submarine cave near Columbus Cay (Ref. 87209).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry. 2009. (Ref. 80701)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 25.2 - 28.8, mean 27.5 (based on 834 cells).

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