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Family Rhodymeniaceae

HAWAII

Rhodymenia leptophylla

Black Point, Oahu

SLENDER RHODYMENIA

Common on shaded surfaces & under stones in the intertidal & shallow subtidal.  Dark red flat blades with Y-branching pattern.  Lacks pinnate growth form of Pterocladiella caerulescens.   Hawaii, New Zealand & Australia.