Fuzzy
green seaweeds
Boodlea sp.*
Family Boodleaceae
updated
Jan 10
Where
seen?
This small patch of fuzzy green seaweeds is sometimes seen on our
Southern shores growing near reefs.
Features: The entire patch about
4-5cm wide, made up of fine, short filaments that branch in all directions.
Bright green.
According to AlgaeBase,
there are about 6 current Boodlea species.
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Cyrene Reef,
Mar 07
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*Species are difficult to positively identify
without close examination of internal parts.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of
display.
Boodlea
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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Boodlea
composita
Boodlea montagnei |
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Links
References
- Pham, M.
N., H. T. W. Tan, S. Mitrovic & H. H. T. Yeo, 2011. A
Checklist of the Algae of Singapore, 2nd Edition. Raffles
Museum of Biodiversity Research, National University of
Singapore, Singapore. 99 pp. Uploaded 1 October 2011. [PDF,
1.58 MB].
- Huisman,
John M. 2000. Marine
Plants of Australia
University of Western Australia Press. 300pp.
- Calumpong,
H. P. & Menez, E. G., 1997.Field
Guide to the Common Mangroves, Seagrasses and Algae of the Philippines
.
Bookmark, Inc., the Philippines. 197 pp.
- Trono,
Gavino. C. Jr., 1997. Field
Guide and Atlas of the Seaweed Resources of the Philippines.
.
Bookmark, Inc., the Philippines. 306 pp.
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