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Postby turban » August 17th, 2008, 2:12 am

Hi,

Not sure what algae is this? See attached pic. It is semi-flexible and will break if you bent it all the way. the underside is white.

Please id.

Thanks.
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Postby davidmohr » September 13th, 2008, 9:27 pm

I can't see well enough anymore but from what I can discern,

Family: Corallinaceae
Genus: Mesophyllum

It's a type of calcareous algae.

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