• Kelp, Diatoms, and Allies (Kingdom Chromista)

• Phylum Ochrophyta

• Brown Algae (Class Phaeophyceae)

• Order Dictyotales

• Family Dictyotaceae

• Tribe Dictyoteae

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Members of this tribe are marine brown algae characterized by flattened, parenchymatous thalli that commonly exhibit regular dichotomous branching and a ribbon-like or fan-shaped appearance. They are widely distributed in tropical, subtropical, and warm-temperate coastal waters, where they grow attached to rocks, coral rubble, and other hard substrates.

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