Marine Plants of Hawai'i
Order Nemaliales
| Liagora sp. |
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| Description: pink to red, and gooey at the ends of the tips. |
| Size: |
| Habitat: common on reef flats and
tide pools but can be found in
deeper waters |
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| Trichogloea requienii |
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| Description: slippery round gooey branches. Light pink and
slightly calcified seaweed |
| Size: branches 3-6mm in diameter and height varies from
5-40 cm. |
| Habitat: grows on reef flats and in deeper subtidal habitats to 10
m. |
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| Galaxaura acuminata |
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| Description: this calcified seaweed is pink to read with
flattened branches. |
| Size: grows to 15 cm wide |
| Habitat: found in shaded areas of
tide pools |
| Photograph: Puhi Bay, Hilo Hawai'i. 1996 |
| Galaxaura fastigiata |
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| Description: this calcified seaweed is white to pink in color with
stiff, hollow cylindrical branches and deep pits in the ends. |
| Size: up to 15cm. |
| Habitat: found in
tide pools and reef flats |
| Photograph: Puhi Bay, Hilo Hawaii. 1996 |
| Galaxaura marginata |
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| Description: looks like G. acuminata with hollow branches.
Calcified seaweed is pink to red. |
| Size: grows to 15cm in length |
| Habitat: found in deep tide
pools or at deeper depths |
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