Dictyota dichotoma (common fork tongue)
Strain: | Ochrophyta |
Group: | Phaeophyceae |
Habitat: | Hard soil |
Occurrence: | Worldwide distribution, mid intertidal to sublittoral |
Size: | 10 cm to 15 cm (rarely up to 35 cm) |
Appearance: | Flat, dichotomously branched thallus, without midrib. Thallus consists of only three cell layers and is therefore delicate and translucent |