Scytosiphon lomentaria

Taxobox
name = "Scytosiphon lomentaria"
domain = Eukaryota
regnum = Chromalveolata
phylum = Heterokontophyta
classis = Phaeophyceae
ordo = Dictyosiphonales
familia = Scytosiphonaceae
genus = "Scytosiphon"
species = "S. lomentaria"
binomial = "Scytosiphon lomentaria"
binomial_authority = (Lyngbye) J. Agardh

"Scytosiphon lomentaria" is a littoral brown seaweed with an irregularly lobed many filamentous form. It is a member of the Phaeophyta in the order Dictyosiphonales and grows attached to shells and stones in rock-pools and in near-shore waters. The attachment to the substrate is by a small disc shaped holdfast.