Mid intertidal pools to subtidal from Santa Barbara County, CA to Gulf of California.
Flat thalli (up to ~ 15cm) with evenly notched apices, blue iridescences underwater, smooth margins. Can be confused with Dictyota coriacea except D. flabellata is thinner (3 cells), shorter, and end branches are not mitten-like.
Common name | Algae, Brown Algae |
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Region | Channel Islands South, Government Point to Mexico |