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Family Sargassaceae

HAWAII

Sargassum echinocarpum  

Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu

PRICKLY SARGASSUM

Abundant in the surf zone and on rocky coasts.  Short thick blades with prickly margins and spherical gas bladders.  Edible, known as Limu kala.  Endemic to Hawaii.