Lobophora variegata, Leathery lobeweeds
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Lobophora variegata   (Lamouroux) Womersley ex Oliveira

Leathery lobeweeds

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Lobophora variegata  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Phaeophyceae | Dictyotales | Dictyotaceae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Sessile; brackish; depth range 0 - 120 m (Ref. 83908).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific and Western Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Fan-shaped. Very thick and coarse (Ref. 89283).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs in fore reef slope (Ref. 87158) and on mangrove prop roots, coral rubble, rocks or other hard substrates from shallow up to 120 m depth (Ref. 83908). In Belize, it was found in a submarine cave near Columbus Cay (Ref. 87209).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2009 AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 April 2009. (Ref. 80701)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 18.2 - 28.4, mean 26.3 (based on 886 cells).

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