User:Liezel Lagat/Dictyosphaeria cavernosa

Comments (by A.Faucci): Great work! You have lots of added information and references, really improving the article.

Things to work on:

- You can change what is already there, including adding sources to those statements. This article was worked on by another student in this class last semester and he did not follow all instructions. So you are welcome to change the sentences (some are not in the best English), combine them with the info you'd like to add and add references.

- Include a Distribution section describing where, geographically this species occurs. (there's some info in Huisman et al.). You could combine this with Habitat and call it Distribution & Habitat (start more general with geographic distribution, then go to habitat).

- Make sure your sentences are grammatically correct and the flow makes sense in each section. To catch some inconsistencies it helps when reading each section out loud.

- there seems to be some issues with your reference formatting. The in-text citations are great, but the reference list is not. Let's see what happens if you just copy and paste each section over to the main article without the reference section. hopefully this will take care of it as the reference section is built automatically by Wikipedia.

- some minor comments below

Article Draft
Dictyosphaeria cavernosa is a species of green algae (class Ulvophyceae) in the family Siphonocladaceae, one of three species in this family. '''Its common name is [https://www.hawaii.edu/reefalgae/invasive_algae/chloro/dictyosphaeria_cavernosa.htm#:~:text=Dictyosphaeria%20cavernosa%2C%20or%20%22green%20bubble,overfished%2C%20high%20nutrient%20reef%20communities. green bubble seaweed.]'''

Description
Dictyospharea cavernosa is multicelluar with multiple bumps or bubbles on the surface. It grows about 12cm in diameter and possesses a green-yellow color while young. Dictyosphaeria cavernosa is hollow in contrast to its sister species D. versluysii of the same appearance which is solid.

Distribution and Habitat
It is found all over the world especially in South-East Asia. Dictyosphaeria can be found on rocks in the shallow reef areas. On the island of Oahu they are found in the Kaneohe Bay area. The sewage system had a huge role in the growth of the algae.

Description and Biology
Dictyosphaeria cavernosa is usually found in the crevices of rock formations around rocky tidal pools. It may look like a green rock at first, but it is a Dictyosphaeria cavernosa. Green bubble algae can spread rapidly due to access of nutrients. The green algae has a few times out of the year where they grow abundantly.

Environmental Impact
During the 1960-1970's there was in increase in sewage discharge and the nutrients found in the sewage water is the primary source for the bubble seaweed to grow. With a massive sewage discharge entering the ocean allowing the nutrients became a source for the green algae. This algae is harmful to the coral reefs due it spreading and covering the reef in a thick layer killing the reef and other organisms. Scientists have been studying the physical, biological, and chemical aspects of the reefs to find ways to reduce the growth of the algae. Declining the source of nutrients for the algae reduce the growth by 1977.