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| Seaweeds > Division Rhodophyta |
| Lacy
red seaweed Martensia elegans* Family Delesseriaceae updated Jan 13 Where seen? This odd seaweed is sometimes seen on some of our Southern shores, in small clumps of a few blades, attached to coral rubble near reefs. Features: Cluster of a few circular fan-shaped blades about 5-8cm across, smooth and solid, unperforated at the base, a lacy net-like mesh at the outer edges which are often ruffled. Sometimes, with little balls attached to the lacy surface. Young blades mostly solid and not lacy. Colours beige or bright green with tinges of lilac or blue. |
 Pulau Hantu, Apr 06 |
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 Little balls attached to the lacy surface. |
 Pulau Jong, Jul 07  |
 Pulau Jong, Jul 07  |
 Pulau Jong, Jul 07  Base of the blade smooth, unperforated. |
*Seaweed species are difficult to positively identify without microscopic examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
| Lacy red seaweeds on Singapore shores |
| Photos of Lacy red seaweeds for free download from wildsingapore flickr |
| Distribution in Singapore on this wildsingapore flickr map |
 Raffles Lighthouse, Jun 07  |
 Pulau Pawai, Dec 09  |
 Pulau Salu, Jun 10 |
 Terumbu Berkas, Jan 10  |
 Terumbu Berkas, Jan 10  |
 Pulau Berkas, May 10 |
| Martensia
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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