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Updated 11/30/2024

Family Delesseriaceae

HAWAII

Martensia flabelliformis

Waimea Bay, Oahu, 40 feet

 

Firehouse, Oahu, 40 feet

Firehouse, Oahu, 40 feet

 

Makapu'u, Oahu, 15 feet

 

Sand Island, Oahu, 8 feet


Reproductive phase, Makapu'u, Oahu, 15 feet
  
   

STIFF MARTENSIA

Uncommon at any depth.  Erect orange or mottled blades with meshwork, when present, comprising all except the base, margin entire, not dissected.  Reproductive sporangia are spherical.  Hawaii, Tropical & Subtropical Pacific.