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Family Rhodomelaceae

HAWAII

Neosiphonia & Polysiphonia spp.

Diamond Head, Oahu
Portlock, Oahu

NEOSIPHONIA & POLYSIPHONIA

Common in shallow water.  Forms patches of dark brown branching filaments on rock or algae.  Thirty species occur in Hawaii.  All require microscopic examination of fertile material for positive identification.