Daisy
green seaweed
Parvocaulis parvulus*
Family Polyphysaceae
updated
Oct 2016
Where
seen?
This tiny seaweed is often overlooked. It grows on stones and coral
rubble, often near the 'Taugeh' seaweed
(Neomeris sp.)
Features: Tiny cap that is shaped
like a daisy (about 0.5cm in diameter) made up of 34 petal-shaped 'rays', held
up on a thin stalk. This tiny seaweed is calcified, in different degrees
depending on the species. The young cap is green and turns white as
it ages.
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Sentosa, Dec 10 |
*Species are difficult
to positively identify without close examination of internal parts.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of
display.
| Daisy
green seaweed on Singapore shores |
Cyrene Reef, Feb 16
Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on flickr. |
Pulau Senang, Aug 10 |
Terumbu Berkas, Jan 10 |
Parvocaulis
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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Parvocaulis
parvulus
Parvocaulis
polyphysoides
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Links
References
- Lee Ai Chin, Iris U. Baula, Lilibeth N. Miranda and Sin Tsai Min ; editors: Sin Tsai Min and Wang Luan Keng, A photographic guide to the marine algae of Singapore, 2015. Tropical Marine Science Institute, 201 pp.
- Pham, M.
N., H. T. W. Tan, S. Mitrovic & H. H. T. Yeo, 2011. A
Checklist of the Algae of Singapore, 2nd Edition. Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore,
Singapore. 99 pp. Uploaded 1 October 2011. [PDF, 1.58 MB].
- A. C. Lee, Lawrence M. Liao and K. S. Tan. New records
of marine algae on artificial structures and intertidal flats
in coastal waters of Singapore. Pp. 5-40. in the Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
- Calumpong,
H. P. & Menez, E. G., 1997.Field
Guide to the Common Mangroves, Seagrasses and Algae of the Philippines.
Bookmark, Inc., the Philippines. 197 pp.
- Trono, Gavino.
C. Jr., 1997. Field
Guide and Atlas of the Seaweed Resources of the Philippines..
Bookmark, Inc., the Philippines. 306 pp.
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