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| 'Taugeh'
seaweed Neomeris sp.* Family Dasycladaceae updated Oct 2016 Where seen? This curious comma-shaped white-and-green seaweed is commonly seen on our Southern shores. They do resemble 'Taugeh', the local name for beansprouts (from soya beans). Sometimes large clusters of the seaweed can be seen, at other times, only small scattered clusters. On small stones or coral rubble. Features: Cluster of long (2-3cm) slender, blunt-tipped cylinders, often curved. The base to middle portion often white revealing the heavy incorporation of calcium carbonate in this seaweed. Tips bright green and fuzzy. The seaweed is actually made up of tiny branches packed tightly around a central stalk to form the cylindrical shape, somewhat like the bristles on a bottlebrush. The green tiny branches at the tip are younger. The tiny spheres exposed at the base are reproductive structures that produce spores (sporangium). According to AlgaeBase, there are 7 current Neomeris species. The species are hard to tell apart in the field. Sometimes confused with green sea sausage seaweeds (Bornetella sp.) but these are completely green and don't have white stems. Neomeris is the name of one of the 50 Greek nymphs or sea goddesses collectively called the Nereides. |
 Sentosa, Dec 10  Sentosa, Dec 10 |
 Sentosa, Dec 10 |
 Sentosa, Apr 07  |
 Labrador, Dec 11 |
 Labrador, Dec 11  The tiny spheres exposed produce spores (sporangium). |
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination of internal parts.
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| 'Taugeh' seaweed on Singapore shores |
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| Other sightings on Singapore shores |
 Pulau Salu, Jun 10 |
 Terumbu Berkas, Jan 10 |
 Pulau Pawai, Dec 09 |
| Neomeris
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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