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Updated 3/19/2014
Family Dictyotaceae
CIRCUMTROPICAL
Padina sanctae-crucis
Diamond Head, Oahu |
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Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu |
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Kaloko, Oahu |
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Sand Island, Oahu, 3 feet |
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ST. CROIX PADINA
Abundant on rocks in shallow water exposed to wave action.
Well-calcified, about 1 inch wide. Warm seas
worldwide. Misidentified in Hawaii as Padina
japonica, a Western Pacific species absent in Hawai'i. |
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