''Stypopodium'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

thalloid Thallus (plural: thalli), from Latinized Greek (), meaning "a green shoot" or "twig", is the vegetative tissue of some organisms in diverse groups such as algae, fungi, some liverworts, lichens, and the Myxogastria. Many of these organisms wer ...

brown alga Brown algae (singular: alga), comprising the class Phaeophyceae, are a large group of multicellular algae, including many seaweeds located in colder waters within the Northern Hemisphere. Brown algae are the major seaweeds of the temperate and ...

in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Dictyotaceae Dictyotaceae is large family of brown algae (class Phaeophyceae). Members of this family generally prefer warmer waters than other brown algae. '' Lobophora variegata'' (= '' Pocockiella varieagata'') often presents a beautiful blue iridescence ...

. Members of the genus are found in shallow

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and subtropical seas around

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, Japan,

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, Australia,

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, the Caribbean,

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, and

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Characteristics

The

thalli Thallus (plural: thalli), from Latinized Greek (), meaning "a green shoot" or "twig", is the vegetative tissue of some organisms in diverse groups such as algae, fungi, some liverworts, lichens, and the Myxogastria. Many of these organisms wer ...

are usually erect but sometimes prostrate, growing to a length of about . They are attached to the substrate by a

rhizoid Rhizoids are protuberances that extend from the lower epidermal cells of bryophytes and algae. They are similar in structure and function to the root hairs of vascular land plants. Similar structures are formed by some fungi. Rhizoids may be u ...

al holdfast and often form bushy clumps. The blades are membranous and either wedge shaped or divided into linear segments. The

sporangia A sporangium (; from Late Latin, ) is an enclosure in which spores are formed. It can be composed of a single cell or can be multicellular. Virtually all plants, fungi, and many other lineages form sporangia at some point in their life cyc ...

are densely scattered over the surface of the blade or occur in irregularly-shaped sori, forming four

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Species

The World Register of Marine Species includes the following species in the genus: *'' Stypopodium atomarium'' (

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) Kützing *'' Stypopodium australasicum'' ( Zanardini) Allender &

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, 1983 *'' Stypopodium flabelliforme'' Weber-van Bosse, 1913 *''

Stypopodium multipartitum ''Stypopodium'' is a genus of thalloid brown alga in the family Dictyotaceae. Members of the genus are found in shallow tropical and subtropical seas around Africa, Pakistan, India, Japan, Indonesia, Australia, Micronesia, the Caribbean, Ven ...

'' ( Suhr) P.C.Silva, 1996 *'' Stypopodium rabdoides'' (Allender & Kraft) Kraft, 2009 *'' Stypopodium schimperi'' ( Buchinger ex Kützing) Verlaque & Boudouresque, 1991 *'' Stypopodium shameelii'' M.Nizamuddin & K.Aisha *''

Stypopodium tubruqense ''Stypopodium'' is a genus of thalloid brown alga in the family Dictyotaceae. Members of the genus are found in shallow tropical and subtropical seas around Africa, Pakistan, India, Japan, Indonesia, Australia, Micronesia, the Caribbean, Ven ...

'' M.Nizamuddin & M.Godeh *''

Stypopodium zonale ''Stypopodium zonale'' is a species of thalloid brown alga in the family Dictyotaceae. It is found in shallow waters in the Caribbean Sea and in various other tropical and sub-tropical seas around the world. Description ''Stypopodium zonale'' i ...

'' ( J.V.Lamouroux) Papenfuss, 1940

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q7629768 Dictyotaceae Brown algae genera