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index of red seaweeds on Singapore shores
Crunchy, hard
- branching, encrusting
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Cluster of stiff, slender, cylindrical 'stems' regularly branched,
tipped with a white rounded 'cap'. Pink, maroon, purple. Bushy on
rubble and ropes, sometimes a crunchy carpet among seagrasses. Commonly
seen on all our shores. |
3-6cm.
Cluster of stiff, thick, cylindrical 'stems' regularly branched, a
darker pink dot at the tip. Pink, maroon. Bushy among living reefs
and on rubble. Commonly seen on our Southern shores. |
5-8cm.
Cluster of stiff, thick, cylindrical 'stems' forming Y-shapes, tipped
with a white squarish 'cap'. Pink. Flat layers (not bushy) among living
reefs. Commonly seen on our Southern shores. |
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Short
thin 'stems' finely branched with pointed projections giving an overall
prickly appearance. On coral rubble. Sometimes seen on our Southern
shores. |
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pink or red layer on hard surfaces. On coral rubble. Common on our
Southern shores. |
2-4cm
circular disks, hard encrusting hard surfaces near reefs. Common on
our Southern shores. |
2-4cm
circular disks, hard encrusting hard surfaces near reefs. Common on
our Southern shores. |
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Clusters
of tiny spherical or teardrop-shaped bumps, tightly packed together.
On rocky shores. Sometimes seen on some of our shores. |
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photo
index of
seaweeds on this site
all
seaweeds
Green seaweeds
sheets, ribbons, filaments
feathery,
serrated strips
spheres, sausages, blobs
fans, disks, branched
Red
seaweeds
sheets, ribbons
fleshy stems, beads
soft hairy, feathery
hard branching, encrusting
Brown
seaweeds
sheets, ribbons
disks, other shapes |
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