Information

Scientific Name Padina sp.  
Classification #Kingdom: Chromista
 #Phylum: Ochrophyta
       #Class: Phaeophyceae
             #Order: Dictyotales
                   #Family: Dictyotaceae
                         #Genus: Padina
                               #Species: Padina sp.
Common Name(Thai) สาหร่ายเห็ดหูหนู
Common Name(English) funnel weed
Locality Ko Samui, Ko Tan, Gulf of Thailand
Province Suratthani Province
Collector Coppejans, Lewmanomont, Prathep, and students
Identify by Coppejans
Status common
Major Characters Large, supple plants, richly lobed, funnel-shaped; no obvious Vaughaniella-stage; slightly calcified on the upper surface, not orangy brown on the lower face (greyish brown) as in P. australis. Some specimens fertile.
Principal Investigator Anchana Prathep
Id. BRT-R149021-A003
Financial Support BRT, BIOTEC, TRF, TOTAL FOUNDATION, TOTAL E&P THAILAND