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| Seaweeds > Division Rhodophyta |
| Prickly
red seaweed Hypnea sp. * Family Cystocloniaceae updated Aug 10 Where seen? This finely branched seaweed is sometimes seasonally common on our undisturbed Southern shores. Features: Bunches of fleshy 'stems' with lots of side branches. Some have short 'stems' (3-6cm) covered with lots of tiny pointed projections that give a prickly look. These may carpet small areas of coral rubble. Others have longer stems (10-15cm) and form tangled bunches. Colours range from beige, pink, reddish or brownish. Bluish ones with thicker stems that form spiky balls is probably Hypnea pannosa. According to AlgaeBase: there are more than 50 current Hypnea species. Human uses: In some places, Hypnea seaweeds are fed to livestock and eaten by people. |
 Pulau Hantu, Mar 06  |
 Pulau Semakau, Sep 05  |
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Prickly red seaweeds on Singapore shores
 Terumbu Raya, May 10  |
 Pulau Hantu, Apr 06  |
 Labrador, Feb 06  |
 Pulau Salu, Aug 10 |
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photos of prickly red seaweed on Singapore shores
northern shores
southern shores part 1 | part 2 | part 3
northern shores
southern shores part 1 | part 2 | part 3
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
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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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