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Central 'stem' flat, side 'branches' long, flat, broad, sickle shaped
with pointed tips. Bright green. On coral rubble and sandy bottoms.
Medium clumps, does not cover large areas. Commonly seen on many of
our shores. |
About 2cm.
Central 'stem' flat as wide or wider than length of side 'branches' short, flat with pointed tips.
Bright green. On rocks. Small patches on some of our Southern shores. |
5-7cm.
Central 'stem' cylindrical, side 'branches' long, cylindrical with
pointed tips. Bright to olive. On coral rubble, sand, among seagrasses.
Medium clumps, does not cover large areas. Sometimes seen on some
of our shores. |
4-6cm,
Central 'stem' flat, broad, thin. Side 'branches' very short with
pointed tips. Dark to olive green, sometimes bluish. Small clumps
on coral rubble. Sometimes seen on our shores. |
2-4cm.
Central 'stem' flat as wide or wider than length of side 'branches' short, flat with rounded tips.
Olive green. On sand among seagrasses. Small patches on some of our Southern shores. |
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| 4-6cm,
often tightly coiled. Central stem flat but thick, with serrated edges
of blunt spikes. Bluish or greyish green. Small clumps on coral rubble.
Sometimes seen on some of our shores. |
Bristly
'stem' about 4-6cm long with tiny bristles arranged around the 'stem'
to give the appearance of a bottlebrush. Among seagrasses, on coral
rubble. Olive green. Sometimes seen on our Southern shores. |
Short
'stem' (1-2cm) made up of circlets of short filaments. On sand and
rubble, sparse clumps about 10-20cm wide. Sometimes seen on some of
our shores. |
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seaweed
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| Clump
of filaments medium length (6-8cm). Filaments fine straight and hair-like
or feather-like. May be seasonally abundant. Shades of green, sometimes
bluish or olive. On coral rubble, sometimes sandy areas. Commonly
seen on many of our shores. |
Clump
of filaments medium length (4-5cm). Filaments fine, short, branching
in all directions. Near reefs. Sometimes seen on some of our shores.
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2cm
wide, 4cm long. Only seagrass with opposite leaves on a stem that
makes it appear fern-like. 10-20 opposite pairs of leaves on one stem,
the stem about 4cm long. Rhizomes thin, sometimes woody. Common on
Chek Jawa and Changi. |
