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red seaweed Portieria hornemannii* Family Rhizophyllidaceae updated Aug 11 Where seen? This seaweed with fans of fine branches is sometimes seen on our southern shores on coral rubble. Elsewhere, it is said to prefer clear water, where it is common and a conspicuous element of tropical reef flats. Features: Small (about 5cm in height) made up of flat fans of fine branches that form a net-like pattern. Dark red to bright red, elsewhere also said to be bright orange. According to AlgaeBase: there are 8 species of Portieria. |
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On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
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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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