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| Seaweeds > Division Rhodophyta |
| Spiny
red seaweed Acanthophora sp.* Family Rhodomelaceae updated Jan 13 Where seen? This small spiny seaweed is commonly seen on many of our shores. Usually in small bunches attached to coral rubble or on stones in sandy areas. Often, the seaweed is overgrown with a coat of fine fluffy organisms. Features: Bunch of 'stems' 10-15cm long with short, spiny side branches. May be black, brown, reddish brown. The bunch is usually small and the bunches scattered. According to AlgaeBase: there are 6 current Acanthophora species. Human uses: A. spicifera is eaten as a fresh vegetable in some parts of Vietnam and the Philippines. Burkill recorded it as being eaten in Java and the Philippines, but not in Malaya. It is also used as animal feed. It is reported to have antibacterial, antibiotic properties. In Hawaii, it is considered an introduced and thus alien, invasive weed that affects the native marine life there. |
 Pulau Jong, Jul 06  |
 Overgrown with coat of fine fluffy organisms. |
 Tanah Merah, Apr 05 |
 Sentosa, Jun 05 |
 Chek Jawa, Feb 12 |
 Chek Jawa, Feb 12 |
 Chek Jawa, Feb 12 |
*Seaweed species are difficult to positively identify without microscopic examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
| Spiny red seaweeds on Singapore shores |
| Photos of Spiny red seaweed for free download from wildsingapore flickr |
| Distribution in Singapore on this wildsingapore flickr map |
 Terumbu Berkas, Jan 10 |
 Pulau Pawai, Dec 09 |
 Pulau Salu, Jun 10 |
 Pulau Senang, Jun 10  |
 Pulau Berkas, May 10  |
 Pulau Berkas, May 10  |
 Terumbu Semakau, May 10 |
| Acanthophora
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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