Lobophora variegata   (Lamouroux) Womersley ex Oliveira

Leathery lobeweeds

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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; brackish; depth range 0 - 120 m (Ref. 83908).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific and Western Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Fan-shaped. Very thick and coarse (Ref. 89283).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs in fore reef slope (Ref. 87158) and on mangrove prop roots, coral rubble, rocks or other hard substrates from shallow up to 120 m depth (Ref. 83908). In Belize, it was found in a submarine cave near Columbus Cay (Ref. 87209).

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Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

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

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | AlgaeBase | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 18.2 - 28.4, mean 26.3 (based on 886 cells).