Padina minor Yamada
Brown sea fan
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Family:  Dictyotaceae ()
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Environment:  sessile; marine
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific: from Seychelles and Thailand to Japan, Indonesia, Micronesia and Fiji.
Diagnosis:  Thalli fan-shaped, yellowish brown to light brown or slightly whitish due to light calcification. Blade entire or divided into lobes, consisting of 2 layers of cells. Lower surface of blade divided into concentric zones by hairlines which are equidistant from each other; non-indusiate reproductive sori also form concentric lines directly above each hairline. Blade up to 10 cm in height (Ref. 80758).
Biology:  A source of algin (Ref. 80758); very abundant during the sunny months of the year (Ref. 80758).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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