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Family Corallinaceae

HAWAII

Hydrolithon gardineri

Makapu'u intertidal, Oahu

 

Kahuku, Oahu

Kahuku, Oahu

 

Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, 3 feet

Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, 3 feet

BRANCHING CORALLINE ALGAE

Chalky pink branching species locally common in shallow water.  Absence of pits differentiate this from corals and bryozoans.  An important component of reef development.  Lithophyllum kotschyanum is glossy reddish brown.  Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific.