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Updated 10/1/2025

Family Phyllophoraceae

COMSOPOLITAN / HAWAII

Gymnogongrus durvillei

Makapu'u intertidal, Oahu
Kaupulehu, Hawaii

TUFTED SEAWEED    LIMU 'AKI'AKI

Stiff wiry species common on basalt in the splash zone.  Dark brown to bright yellow.  Subtropical and temperate Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, including Hawaii.  Formerly known as Ahnfeltiopsis concinna.