Gelidium pusillum (Stackhouse) Le Jolis
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Family:  Gelidiaceae ()
Max. size:  1 cm H (male/unsexed)
Environment:  sessile; marine; depth range 0 - 37 m
Distribution:  Atlantic, Mediterranean and Indo-Pacific oceans: from USA to Uruguay including Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, east to Norway and south to Namibia including the Mediterranean; from the Arabian Sea, including Persian Gulf, Oman Sea and the Red Sea, south to Tanzania including Seychelles, east to India and south to Western Australia, including Andaman Sea; from Japan to the South China Sea, south to New Zealand, Hawaii and Chile.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Turf formation in the upper intertidal, blackish-red colour when slightly dry, and extensive rhizoids (Ref. 80701).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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