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cushion green seaweeds Valonia sp.* Family Valoniaceae updated Aug 10 Where seen? This cushion of little green beads is sometimes seen on our Southern shores growing on hard surfaces near reefs. Features: The entire cushion about 2-5cm wide, each bead tiny. Each bead is a translucent sphere. The beads are tightly packed, close to one another and are actually interconnected. The entire cushion encrusts hard surfaces. Sometimes mistaken for Bubble green seaweed (Boergesenia forbesii) which has much larger and more loosely arranged translucent bubble-like shapes. Here's more on how to tell apart some green seaweeds. According to AlgaeBase, there are more than 10 current Valonia species. Human uses: Some species are eaten by people. |
 Sentosa, Jun 07  |
Beaded cushion green seaweeds on Singapore shores
 Kusu Island, Sep 10  |
 St. John's Island, Jul 09  |
 Labrador, Aug 04  |
 Cyrene Reef, Aug 11  |
*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.
| Valonia
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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University of Western Australia Press. 300pp.|
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