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Y-branched Algae

Dictyota spp.

Photo by LivanEscudero
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26.1865, -80.0931

Field Notes

Habitat:

Grow in most reef environments; on rocky substrates, often covering boulders, around the base of coral heads and on vertical wall faces. Most common in protected areas.

Notes:

2 clumps of slightly different colors appear to be growing close together

Reference Links:

Marine Species Identification Portal : Y-branched algae - Dictyota spp.

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