Information

Scientific Name Lobophora variegata (Lamouroux) Womersley ex Oliveira  
Classification #Kingdom: Chromista
 #Phylum: Ochrophyta
       #Class: Phaeophyceae
             #Order: Dictyotales
                   #Family: Dictyotaceae
                         #Genus: Lobophora
                               #Species: Lobophora variegata (Lamouroux) Womersley ex Oliveira
Common Name(Thai) สาหร่ายเห็ดหูหนูแข็ง
Common Name(English)
Locality Ko Samui, Ko Tan, Gulf of Thailand
Province Suratthani Province
Collector Coppejans, Lewmanomont, Prathep, and students
Identify by Coppejans
Status common
Major Characters Semicircular, stiff blades, horizontally placed to procumbant, forming cascade-like populations; typically orangy-brown coloured.
Principal Investigator Anchana Prathep
Id. BRT-R149021-A001
Financial Support BRT, BIOTEC, TRF, TOTAL FOUNDATION, TOTAL E&P THAILAND