| Lobophora variegata(J.V. Lamouroux) Womersley ex E.C. Oliveira 1977 |  | |
| Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus | Species | | Phaeophyta | Phaeophyceae | Dictyotales | Dictyotaceae | Lobophora | variegata | | Habitat | | Growing among coral, rocky substratum between marine pastures and on dead corals. | | Distribution | | Florida, Bahamas, Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Southern Caribbean, Western Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Greece, Spain, Italy, Caribbean Islands, Venezuela Panama, Colombia, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Africa, Indian Ocean, Japon, Taiwan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Suroeste de Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Central Pacific Islands. | | Natural History Notes | | Littler and Littler (2000) described three different Lobophora variegata forms: Decumbent, Crust, and Ruffled. Described here is the decumbent and Ruffled form. See pictures | | Depth | | 2 m | | Characteristics | | Brown to orange prostrate thallus. Blades fan shaped and overlapping; comprised of a medullary layer (1 cell thick) surrounded by a cortex (2-3 cells thick). Number of outer cortical cells may be different on two different blade surfaces. Surface hairs random or in concentric lines. | | In Bocas Del Toro | | Reported By | Dr. Brian Wysor, Jessie Alden, Jennifer Kelly, & Dr. D. Wilson Freshwater
Wysor, B. and O.De Clerck. 2003. An Updated and Annotated List of Marine Brown Algae(Phaeophyceae) of the Caribbean Coast of the Republic of Panama. Botanica Marina 46: 151–160.
| | Sampling methods | SCUBA and snorkeling | | Locality | Tervi Bight, San Cristobol, Bocas del Toro |
| | Compiled by | | Jennifer Kelly and D. Wilson Freshwater ; Andrea Planas Orellana & Cindy Fernandez | | Images | Lobophora variegata |  Lobophora variegata |  Lobophora variegata |  Bocas Algae: Lobophora variegata By:
Andrea Planas Orellana, Cindy Fernandez |  Bocas Algae: Lobophora variegata By:
Andrea Planas Orellana, Cindy Fernandez |  Lobophora variegata & Porites porites By:
Guillermo Diaz-Pulido |  Lobophora variegata By:
Guillermo Diaz-Pulido |
| | Links | | | Reference | Littler, M.M. 2000. Caribbean Reef Plants. OffShore Graphics, Inc. Washington DC, USA.
Taylor, W.R. 1960. Marine Algae of the Eastern Tropical and Subtropical Coasts of the Americas. The University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Wysor, B. & De Clerck, O. 2003. An updated and annotated list of marine brown algae (Phaeophyceae) or the Caribbean coast of the Republic of Panama. Botanica Marina 46:151-160.
Earle, S.A. 1969. Phaeophyta of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. Phycologia. 7:71-254.
Tropical Field Phycology Field Book, STRI, Bocas de Toro, 2008. | | Comments | Since the database is a work in progress we would appreciate any comments or additional information we could use to improve this resource |
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