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| Seaweeds > Division Rhodophyta |
| Robust
red seaweed Solieria robusta Family Solieriaceae updated Aug 10 Where seen? This fleshy seaweed is commonly seen on many of our shores, in small clumps among living reefs, on rubble, also sandy areas near seagrass meadows. Features: Bunch of thick, succulent cylindrical 'stems' (about 1cm wide to about 15cm long) with tapering tips and regular branches. Sometimes, there are bumps on the stems. These are the reproductive structures of the seaweed. Colours range from maroon, red, black, brownish and sometimes even greenish. The bunches are small and scattered. |
 Pulau Sekudu, Jul 05 |
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 Pulau Sekudu, Jul 05 |
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Robust red seaweeds on Singapore shores
 Chek Jawa, Mar 05  |
 Pulau Sekudu, Jul 04  |
 Tuas, Mar 06  |
more photos of robust red seaweeds on Singapore shores
northern shores
southern shores part 1 | part 2 | part 3
| Solieria
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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