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Family: Corallinaceae



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106 species (see list below)
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Amphiroa anceps
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Amphiroa beauvoisii
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Amphiroa compressa
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Amphiroa crassa
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Amphiroa crustiformis
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Amphiroa foliacea
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Amphiroa fragilissima
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Amphiroa galapagensis
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Amphiroa hancockii
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Amphiroa rigida
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Amphiroa tribulus
[Flat twig alga]
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Amphiroa yendoi
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Amphiroa zonata
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Archaeolithothamnion crosslandii
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Bossiella orbigniana
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Calliarthron tuberculosum
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Choreonema thuretii
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Clathromorphum obteculum
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Clathromorphum variabile
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Corallina elongata
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Corallina officinalis
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Corallina officinalis var. officinalis
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Corallina vancouverensis
[Graceful coralline]
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Fosliella paschalis
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Goniolithon alternans
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Goniolithon decutescens
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Haliptilon subulatum
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Hydrolithon boergesenii
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Hydrolithon boreale
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Hydrolithon craspedium
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Hydrolithon cymodoceae
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Hydrolithon farinosum
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Hydrolithon gardineri
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Hydrolithon improcerum
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Hydrolithon onkodes
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Hydrolithon pachydermum
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Hydrolithon reinboldii
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Hydrolithon samoënse
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Jania adhaerens
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Jania capillacea
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Jania cultrata
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Jania decussatodichotoma
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Jania micrarthrodia
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Jania pumila
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Jania rosea
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Jania rubens
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Jania tenella
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Jania ungulata
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Jania virgata
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Lithophyllum amplostratum
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Lithophyllum chamberlainianum
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Lithophyllum complexum
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Lithophyllum flavescens
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Lithophyllum incrustans
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Lithophyllum kotschyanum
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Lithophyllum mutabile
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Lithophyllum pallescens
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Lithophyllum prototypum
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Lithophyllum pustulatum
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Lithophyllum rileyi
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Lithophyllum sancti-georgei
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Lithophyllum stictaeforme
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Lithophyllum tortuosum
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Lithoporella atlantica
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Lithothamnion cottonii
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Lithothamnion fuegianum
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Lithothamnion glaciale
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Lithothamnion granuliferum
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Lithothamnion heterocladum
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Lithothamnion kerguelenum
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Lithothamnion muelleri
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Lithothamnion pocillum
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Lithothamnion rugosum
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Mastophora pacifica
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Melobesia accola
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Melobesia marginata
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Melobesia mediocris
[Surfgrass coralline seaweed]
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Melobesia membranacea
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Mesophyllum engelhartii
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Mesophyllum erubescens
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Mesophyllum funafutiense
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Mesophyllum incertum
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Mesophyllum laxum
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Mesophyllum lichenoides
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Mesophyllum mesomorphum
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Mesophyllum siamense
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Mesophyllum syntrophicum
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Neogoniolithon brassica-florida
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Neogoniolithon misakiense
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Neogoniolithon oblimans
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Neogoniolithon spectabile
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Neogoniolithon strictum
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Phymatolithon calcareum
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Phymatolithon lenormandii
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Pneophyllum conicum
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Pneophyllum coronatum
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Pneophyllum fragile
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Porolithon praetextatum
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Pseudolithophyllum consociatum
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Pseudolithophyllum fuegianum
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Spongites tunicata
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Synarthrophyton patena
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Synarthrophyton schmitzii
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Tenarea erecta
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Titanoderma pustulatum
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Titanoderma rasile
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Amphiroa anceps Southwest Pacific
Amphiroa beauvoisii Western Central Atlantic
Amphiroa compressa Southeast Pacific
Amphiroa crassa Southeast Pacific
Amphiroa crustiformis Southeast Pacific 1963
Amphiroa foliacea Western Central Pacific
Amphiroa fragilissima Indo-Pacific and Western 1816
Amphiroa galapagensis Southeast Pacific
Amphiroa hancockii Western Central Atlantic
Amphiroa rigida Western Central Pacific a
Amphiroa tribulus Flat twig alga Western Central Pacific a
Amphiroa yendoi Southeast Pacific
Amphiroa zonata Pacific Ocean
Archaeolithothamnion crosslandii Southeast Pacific 1929
Bossiella orbigniana Southwest Atlantic 1957
Calliarthron tuberculosum Eastern Pacific
Choreonema thuretii Southeast Pacific
Clathromorphum obteculum Southwest Atlantic and An 1970
Clathromorphum variabile Southwest Atlantic
Corallina elongata Northeast Atlantic
Corallina officinalis Atlantic Ocean and Southw 1758
Corallina officinalis var. officinalis Atlantic Ocean and Southw
Corallina vancouverensis Graceful coralline Eastern Pacific
Fosliella paschalis Southeast Pacific
Goniolithon alternans Southeast Pacific 1943
Goniolithon decutescens Western Central Atlantic.
Haliptilon subulatum To be filled.
Hydrolithon boergesenii Western Central Atlantic
Hydrolithon boreale Western Indian Ocean
Hydrolithon craspedium Eastern Central Pacific 1996
Hydrolithon cymodoceae Eastern Indian Ocean
Hydrolithon farinosum Indo-Pacific and Western
Hydrolithon gardineri Eastern Pacific
Hydrolithon improcerum Western Indian Ocean
Hydrolithon onkodes Indo-Pacific.
Hydrolithon pachydermum Western Central Atlantic 2004
Hydrolithon reinboldii Indo-Pacific.
Hydrolithon samoënse Eastern Pacific 1994
Jania adhaerens Indo-Pacific and Western
Jania capillacea Pacific and Western Centr 1853
Jania cultrata Southwest Pacific 2007
Jania decussatodichotoma Western Central Pacific
Jania micrarthrodia Widespread.
Jania pumila Indo-Pacific and Western
Jania rosea Indo-Pacific 1842
Jania rubens Western Indian Ocean and
Jania tenella Pacific Ocean.
Jania ungulata Southwest Pacific
Jania virgata Northeast Atlantic and th 1846
Lithophyllum amplostratum Southeast Pacific
Lithophyllum chamberlainianum Eastern Indian Ocean
Lithophyllum complexum Southeast Pacific
Lithophyllum flavescens Eastern Central Pacific
Lithophyllum incrustans Mediterranean
Lithophyllum kotschyanum Indo-Pacific.
Lithophyllum mutabile Southeast Pacific
Lithophyllum pallescens Western Central Pacific
Lithophyllum prototypum Western Indian Ocean 1905
Lithophyllum pustulatum Western Central Pacific a 1904
Lithophyllum rileyi Southeast Pacific
Lithophyllum sancti-georgei Southeast Pacific
Lithophyllum stictaeforme Eastern Indian Ocean
Lithophyllum tortuosum Mediterranean Sea.
Lithoporella atlantica Western Central Atlantic
Lithothamnion cottonii Southeast Pacific
Lithothamnion fuegianum Southwest Atlantic
Lithothamnion glaciale Eastern Pacific
Lithothamnion granuliferum Southwest Atlantic and An
Lithothamnion heterocladum Southwest Atlantic
Lithothamnion kerguelenum Antarctic Indian Ocean
Lithothamnion muelleri Western Indian Ocean
Lithothamnion pocillum Southeast Pacific
Lithothamnion rugosum Southwest Atlantic 1913
Mastophora pacifica Central Pacific
Melobesia accola Southeast Pacific
Melobesia marginata Eastern Pacific
Melobesia mediocris Surfgrass coralline seaweed Eastern Pacific
Melobesia membranacea Northeast Atlantic
Mesophyllum engelhartii Eastern Indian Ocean
Mesophyllum erubescens Eastern Central Pacific
Mesophyllum funafutiense Eastern Central Pacific
Mesophyllum incertum Western Central Atlantic.
Mesophyllum laxum Southeast Pacific
Mesophyllum lichenoides Northeast Atlantic
Mesophyllum mesomorphum Circumtropical.
Mesophyllum siamense Southeast Pacific 1970
Mesophyllum syntrophicum Western Central Atlantic
Neogoniolithon brassica-florida Indo-Pacific.
Neogoniolithon misakiense Western Indian Ocean
Neogoniolithon oblimans Southeast Pacific 1996
Neogoniolithon spectabile Western Central Atlantic
Neogoniolithon strictum Western Central Atlantic
Phymatolithon calcareum Mediterranean Sea and Eas
Phymatolithon lenormandii Antarctic Indian Ocean
Pneophyllum conicum Eastern Central Pacific
Pneophyllum coronatum Indo-West Pacific
Pneophyllum fragile Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P
Porolithon praetextatum Southeast Pacific 1909
Pseudolithophyllum consociatum Antarctic Indian Ocean
Pseudolithophyllum fuegianum Southwest Atlantic 1985
Spongites tunicata Southwest Atlantic 1996
Synarthrophyton patena Southwest Atlantic
Synarthrophyton schmitzii Southwest Atlantic and th 1996
Tenarea erecta Southeast Pacific
Titanoderma pustulatum Western Indian Ocean and
Titanoderma rasile Southeast Pacific 1985



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