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| Fan-shaped
green seaweeds compared How to tell them apart? updated Jan 13 |
| These fan-shaped seaweeds are sometimes confused for one another. Here's more on how to tell them apart. |
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Solitary
fan green seaweed
Avrainvillea erecta |
Solitary
fan green seaweed
Avrainvillea erecta |
Ruffled
fan green seaweed
Udotea sp. |
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One
paddle-shaped blade flat not ruffled, thick rather stiff, sometimes
divided into four or more 'wings'.
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Paddle-shaped
blade flat usually with ruffled margins, thick rather stiff, usually
in clusters of a few blades.
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Clustered
fan green seaweed
Avrainvillea sp. |
Clustered
fan green seaweed
Avrainvillea sp. |
Pleated
fan green seaweed
Rhipidosiphon javensis |
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Circular
blade flat not ruffled, thick rather stiff, usually in clusters
of many blades.
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Fan-shaped
blade flat, thin and rather floppy when out of water, edges not
ruffled although the blade amy be folded, usually in clusters of
many blades.
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