Halimeda opuntia
©Anne Hoggett: Halimeda opuntia growing thickly between branches of dead coral near Horseshoe Reef, Lizard Island.
©Anne Hoggett: Halimeda opuntia growing thickly between branches of dead coral near Horseshoe Reef, Lizard Island.
Kingdom
Plantae
Division
Chlorophyta
Class
Ulvophyceae
Order
Bryopsidales
Family
Halimedaceae
Genus
Halimeda
Species
Halimeda opuntia
Distinguishing features
Strongly calcified, evenly-sized segments. Forms numerous attachments to the substrate, often filling gaps between corals (Huisman, 2019).
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Web resources
References
References that assist with identification
- Huisman, J.M. (2019). Marine Plants of Australia: revised edition University of Western Australia Publishing.
Other references
- Hoey, A.S. (2010). The ecosystem role of macroalgal browsing fishes on coral reefs. PhD thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 1415.
- Hoey, A.S. and D.R. Bellwood (2009). Among-habitat variation in herbivory on Sargassum sp(p). on a mid-shelf reef in the northern Great Barrier Reef, Marine Biology, doi 10.1007: s00227-009. LIRS catalog number 1271.
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