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Family Galaxauraceae

HAWAII

Tricleocarpa fragilis

Sharks Cove, Oahu, 25 feet

FRAGILE GALAXAURA

Locally common in shallow water.  Forms hemispheres 6 inches tall, calcified but flexible branches 2.5mm in diameter with faint rings, segments tapering basally, joints easily broken.  Tricleocarpa cylindrica has branches 1.5mm in diameter.  Warm seas worldwide.