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coronopifolia
Family Gracilariaceae
HAWAII
Gracilaria coronopifolia
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Formerly common on shallow sandy reefs but harvested intensively for many
years. Upright, robust cylindrical axes 2mm in diameter,
Y-branching pattern, brown, red, or yellow. Gracilaria
parvispora has axes with sparse side branching. Endemic to
Hawaii. |
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