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| Seaweeds > Division Rhodophyta > Crunchy pom-pom red seaweeds |
| Slender
crunchy pom-pom red seaweed Jania sp.* Family Corallinaceae updated Oct 2016 Where seen? These pinkish crunchy pom-poms are seen on both our Northern and Southern shores, growing in clusters on rubble near living reefs, densely on abandoned ropes, sometimes a tangled layer among seagrasses forming a crunchy carpet that covers a large area. Smaller Jania species may grow on seagrasses and seaweeds. Features: A cluster (3-6cm) of many stiff, slender, cylindrical 'stems' that are regularly branched. The 'stem' tips often with a white rounded 'cap'. The cluster may be a spherical bushy shape densely packed or rather loose. The seaweed incorporates calcium carbonate making the 'stems' hard and brittle. Colours pink, dark pink and purple. Besides Jania species, seaweed recorded for Singapore that look like Slender crunchy pom-pom red seaweeds include Amphiroa fragilissima. May be confused with other pinkish seaweeds with a pom pom shape. |
 Pulau Sekudu, Jul 09  White rounded 'caps' at the tips. |
 Loose bunches growing among seagrasses. Changi, Apr 12 |
 Growing on an abandoned rope. Changi, May 11 |
 Loose tangles growing among seagrasses. Cyrene Reef, Apr 08 |
 Chek Jawa, May 05  |
 Labrador, Jun 05  |
 Sentosa, Jul 05  |
*Seaweed species are difficult to positively identify without microscopic examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
| Slender crunchy pom-pom red seaweeds on Singapore shores |
| Photos of Slender crunchy pom-pom red seaweeds for free download from wildsingapore flickr |
| Distribution in Singapore on this wildsingapore flickr map |
| Jania 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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