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Bluegreen Seaweeds
Division Cyanophyta
HAWAII
Lyngbya majuscula
Ft. Kamehameha, Oahu, 3 feet |
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| Abundant on reefs or tangled to other seaweeds. Produces toxin
that causes skin, eye, and respiratory irritation if handled or washed
ashore. Also known as Stinging Limu. |
Calothrix confervicola
Black Point, Oahu |
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| Occasional in shallow water as an epiphyte. Dark greenish black
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Symploca hydnoides
Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu
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Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu
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| Common in shallow water exposed to wave action. |
Leptolyngbya crosbyana
Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu
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Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu |
Kahe Point, Oahu, 20 feet |
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| Forms a solid lump with white tissue within on shallow reefs exposed
to wave action. |
Not yet identified
Kahe Point, Oahu, 20 feet |
Kewalo, Oahu, 75 feet |
Portlock, Oahu, 20 feet |
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| Seasonally abundant on dead coral, rubble, or sand at scuba
depths. Color variable. |
Not yet identified
Kewalo, Oahu, 75 feet
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Kewalo, Oahu, 75 feet |
Baby Barge, Oahu, 75 feet |
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| Common on dead coral & rubble at scuba depths. Very thin
& soft, easily broken. |
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