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| Seaweeds > Division Chlorophyta |
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green seaweeds Avrainvillea sp.* Family Udoteaceae updated Jan 12 Where seen? These large paddle-shaped velvety green seaweeds are sometimes seen on some of our shores. Solitary ones might be seen sticking out of the ground here and there in coral rubble areas. Others may form clusters. Features: The blade is flat and not ruffled. The flexible blade is made up of a tangle of tiny filaments that give it a velvety texture. The paddle-shaped blade is held up on a stiff stalk that may be buried in sand or wedged into crevices. The stalk can be quite long with only a short portion sticking out above the surface. According to AlgaeBase there are more than 30 current Avrainvillea species. Sometimes confused with the Clustered fan green seaweed (Avrainvillea sp.) which is found in clusters and not alone, and the Frilly fan green seaweed (Udotea sp.) which has frilly blades. |
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
| Avrainvillea
species recorded for Singapore Pham, M. N., H. T. W. Tan, S. Mitrovic & H. H. T. Yeo, 2011. A Checklist of the Algae of Singapore.
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