Page 16 - Caribbean Reef Life Demo

RED ALGAE : MARINE PLANTS
PURPLE BUSH ALGA
(Ochtodes secundiramea) < 10 cm / 4 in ense clusters of esh te tured dee ur le ranches. ranchlets sli htl attened and ta ered at the ti s.
FUZZY BUSH ALGA (Aglaothamnion herveyi) < 15 cm / 6 in Clumps of gelatinous light brown to pinkish stalks with numerous hair li e laments denser to ards the ase.
PINK BUSH ALGA
(Wrangelia penicillata) < 20 cm / 8 in
Tall bushy pink alga with long thin central branches. Smaller light pink branchlets grow out in a single plane.
KNOBBY BUSH ALGA
(Laurencia gemmifera) < 15 cm / 6 in
hort esh c lindrical stal s re eatedl ranchin from a common holdfast. o ered in small rounded no s.
RED BUSH ALGA
(Laurencia poiteaui) < 30 cm / 1 ft
ush ith sli htl attened red ranches. ranchlets are short with darker tips. Prefers areas of strong surge.
BRANCHING BULB ALGA (Laurencia cervicornis) < 4 cm / 1.5 in Hemispherical clumps of short bulbous stalks. Reddish- brown with iridescent blue or green bands near the tips.
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