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Updated 1/17/2014

Family Dictyotaceae

HAWAII & RYUKYUS

Padina melemele

Firehouse, Oahu, 40 feet

 

Sharks Cove, Oahu, 45 feet

Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 60 feet

YELLOW PADINA

Uncommon in shaded areas at scuba depth.  Stiff, well-calcified with mustard yellow color.  Hawai'i & the Ryukyu Islands.