CHROMOPHYTA : Ectocarpales : ChordariaceaeBROWN ALGAE

Dictyosiphon ekmanii Areschoug


Description: Small, to 5 cms long the axis tapering at the ends. Sparingly branched.

Distribution: Europe: France, Norway, Faroes, Iceland. Atlantic coast of North America: Canada, Massachusetts and Virginia.

Distribution Map from NBN: Dictyosiphon ekmanii at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Dictyosiphon ekmanii at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Dictyosiphon ekmanii at World Register of Marine Species.

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 Morton, O., Keatley, L., Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2026). Dictyosiphon ekmanii. Areschoug. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZR5980. Accessed on 2026-11-01