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Family Corallinaceae

HAWAII

Lithophyllum kotschyanum

Makapu'u intertidal, Oahu

 

Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 20 feet

Makapu'u intertidal, Oahu

Pokai Bay, Oahu, 15 feet

STUBBY CORALLINE ALGAE

Common in shallow water exposed to wave action.  Glossy, reddish brown to pink with blunt tips. One of five species in Hawaii.  Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific.