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Stypopodium

{{short description|Genus of brown algae}}

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| image = Algae japonicae Musei botanici lugduno-batavi (1870) (17950399681).jpg

| image_alt = Stypopodium multipartitum (figs. 1-3)

| image_caption = Stypopodium multipartitum (figs. 1-3)

| taxon = Stypopodium

| authority = J. Agardh, 1894{{cite WoRMS|author=Guiry, M.D. |year=2012 |title=Stypopodium J. Agardh, 1894 |id=144091 |accessdate=2012-06-29}}

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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, Venezuela, and Brazil.[http://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=33780 Stypopodium] AlgaeBase. Retrieved 2012-06-29.

Characteristics

The thalli are usually erect but sometimes prostrate, growing to a length of about {{convert|35|cm}}. They are attached to the substrate by a rhizoidal holdfast and often form bushy clumps. The blades are membranous and either wedge shaped or divided into linear segments. The sporangia are densely scattered over the surface of the blade or occur in irregularly-shaped sori, forming four spores.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species includes the following species in the genus:

References

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Category:Dictyotaceae

Category:Brown algae genera