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Coralline Red Algae

Bossiella sp.

Photo by Machi
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

These algae always remind me of vertebrae.

Habitat:

Washed up on a pebbly, secluded beach with rough waves

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Comments (6)

Congratulations Machi!!! Such a cool spotting. Thank you for sharing :)
Nice find Machi,these algae are realy cool,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing
Congratulations Machi, your Coralline Red Algae is our Spotting of the Day: "With jointed chains of segments reminiscent of backbones, this Coralline Red Algae (Corallina sp.) is our Spotting of the Day! Corallines are hard, calcareous reef building red algae. Red algae (division Rhodophyta) owe their red color to light capturing pigments called phycobiliproteins". Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10160087881670603/?type=3&theater Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/967187151384346624

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