Flat
crunchy pom-pom red seaweed
Jania sp.*
Family Corallinaceae
updated
Oct 15
Where
seen?
These pinkish crunchy flattened pom-poms are sometimes seen growing among
living corals, or on rubble near living reefs, especially on our
more remote Southern reefs.
Features: A usually rather flattened cluster (5-8cm)
of many stiff, thick, cylindrical but flattened 'stems' that are
branched along one plane forming Y-shapes. The tips with tiny white
squarish 'caps'. The seaweed incorporates calcium carbonate making
the 'stems' hard and brittle. It tends to grow flat against a hard
surface, instead of forming a spherical bushy shape that sticks
out. Colours pink or lilac.
May be confused with other pinkish seaweeds with a pom
pom shape. |
St. John's Island, Jun 07
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Sentosa, Sep 11
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Sisters Island, Jul 06
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Sentosa, Nov 09
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Terumbu Berkas, Jan 10
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*Seaweed species
are difficult to positively identify without microscopic examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience
of display.
Flat
crunchy pom-pom red seaweeds |
Pulau Berkas, May 10
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Pulau Senang, Aug 10
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Pulau Biola, May 10
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Terumbu Salu, Jan 10 |
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Amphiroa 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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Amphiroa
anceps
Amphiroa foliacea erecta
Amphiroa foliacea
Amphiroa fragilissima
Amphiroa rigida
Amphiroa tribulus |
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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].
- Huisman,
John M. 2000. Marine
Plants of Australia University of Western Australia Press. 300pp.
- 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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