Dictyota
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A group of brown seaweeds found in warm coastal waters
- proper noun
- Specialized
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Dictyota
- During the expedition, they collected samples of Dictyota to analyze its habitat requirements.
Examples
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Indeed, M. forceps seems to slightly prefer Dictyota to the red and green algae that other herbivores favor.
Academic text (1998) -
In warm coastal waters, Dictyota thrives alongside other types of seaweed.
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Marine biologists studied the growth patterns of Dictyota in tropical regions.
Surface Forms
Dictyota main
Etymology
As a name for the genus, Dictyota comes from the Greek diktyon ('net') because many species make flat, net-like sheets; that's why the name suits this group of brown seaweed.