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Description

Algae formed by a stoloniferous portion and an erect portion 1-2 cm tall, grass green, attached to the substrate by rhizoids. Erect portion irregularly branched, with determinate branches growing in several planes, spherical, 1-2 mm in diameter, clustered, with a short stipe. Internal structure made up of coenocytic filaments, with trabeculae.

Geographic and Ecological Information

Collected for the project at

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   1. Boca de Cote
   

   Geographic coordinates: 11º 45' 57.6'' N, 66º 42' 03.9'' W   •   UTM coordinates: 750533 E, 1301703 N
   Sandy bottom with isolated corals and Thalassia testudium meadow, up to 1 m deep, very strong waves.

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   2. Cayo Mosquitoquí
   

   Geographic coordinates: 11º 52' 13.7'' N, 66º 51' 14.1'' W   •   UTM coordinates: 733783 E, 1313133 N
   Sandy bottom with isolated soft corals, 13.4 m deep, moderate waves.

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References

Dawes, C.J. 1974. Marine algae of the West coast of Florida. University of Miami Press, Florida, 201 pp.

Littler, D. S. & M. M. Littler. 2000. Caribbean reef plants. An identification guide to the reef plants of the Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida and Gulf of Mexico. OffShore Graphics, Inc. Washington, 542 pp.