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Scientific name |
Common
name |
Comments |
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Codium decoraticatum |
no common name |
A common but not
abundant green alga usually found attached to a hand substrate |
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Galaxaura obstusata |
no common name |
A red alga
common in shallow waters. Usually attached. Can grow to 4-5
inches. |
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Ulva spp. |
Sea Lettuce |
A green alga
that grows in thin, long, yellow-green sheets. Can occur in
massive amounts. |
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Padina
spp.
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Petticoat
alga |
A brown alga that grows
on hard substrates in intertidal waters. As for its species
name, it might be P.vickersia or P.pavonica. |
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