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Life
The Red Algae, Division Rhodophyta, part 3
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Genus Nemastoma:
Nemastoma sp. Class Rhodophyceae, Subclass
Florideophycidae, Order Gigartinales, Family Nemastomataceae. Gelatinous
beautiful red fluid-filled slippery branches May have lighter colored tips
at ends of branches or no. Wakatobi, S. Sulawesi, Indo. |
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Genus Ochtodes:
Ochtodes secundiramea (Montagne) Howe. A little (4-7
cm.) bright blue/purple algae numerously alternately branched. Each branch
uniplanar, but colonies bushy appearing due to overlap. Turbulent areas to 50'. Roatan 2017 |
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Genus Peyssonnelia:
Peyssonnelia sp. An encrusting Red. Class
Rhodophyceae, Subclass Florideophycidae, Order Gigartinales, Family
Peyssonneliaceae. Below, in an aquarium, Cozumel and the Red
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Peyssonniella boergesenii, Red-Orange Crust Algae. To
18 in. Orange, reddish w/ faint concentric dark broken lines. Roatan
2016, TiffB pic
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Peyssonniella conchicola, Burgundy Crust Algae. Deep
red circular blades that may be upright, shiny. Roatan.
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Peyssonniella inamoena. Matte Red Crust Algae.
Mottled red and orange usually. Roughly fan shaped growths. Roatan 2016
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Peyssonniella stoechas. Mottled Crust Algae. Orange
base color; red spots in concentric patterns. Found in shallows. Roatan
2016
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Genus Plocamium:
Plocamium, a beautiful non-encrusting red,
and a giant sea hare (Aplysia), off San Diego. Used to be
made into greeting and post card "forests" ironed onto
paper stock.
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Genus Poriteria:
Poriteria hortemannii. Common on low intertidal to
subtidal Hawaiian reefs. To 12 cm. Widespread in tropical and
subtropical Pacific and Indian Oceans. Two-Step, HI pic. |
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Genus Porolithon:
Porolithon pachydermum, Reef Cement. The
actual credit for holding reefs together, cementing sand and living
bits together... and holding them there through storms and eons
should go to this species. Here in Cozumel. |
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