Stypopodium zonale

(J.V. Lamouroux) Papenfuss, 1940

Leady Flat-blade Alga

Range: Inhabits shallow areas around the coasts of Africa, the Canary Islands, Madeira, Florida, Bermuda, Bahamas, Caribbean Islands, South America, Galapagos Islands, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, New Zealand and Queensland, Australia.

Natural Environment: Attaches to rocky substrates in most reef environments. Often abundant in shallow water less than 5 feet (1.5 m), and only occasionally found on deeper reefs.



Aquarium Suitability: Not considered a desirable aquarium species.

Potential Control Species: Fish: Naso brevirostris, Naso lituratus

Urchins: Diadema setosum

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Chromista

Class: Phaeophyceae

Order: Dictyotales

Family: Dictyotaceae

Genus: Stypopodium