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Three-Finger Leaf Alga or Three Leaf Finger

Aspect: Green upright stem from which tightly branch out multiple lobed leave-bearing sub-branches.
Population: Occasional.
Notable feature: Very high calcium content, to the extent of contributing to the local seabed composition when dead.
Environment: Usually found in sandy bedded shallow waters in company of sea weeds as exemplified by the picture herewith.
Behaviour: .
  • French designation: Halimeda trois doigts
  • Latin designation: Halimeda incrassata
  • Phylum: Chlorophyta
  • Size (cm): >20 (H)
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