Avrainvillea erecta (Berkeley) A. Gepp & E.S. Gepp
Elephant's ear
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Family:  Udoteaceae ()
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Environment:  sessile; marine; depth range 0 - 28 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific: Sudan to India, Indonesia, China, Australia and French Polynesia.
Diagnosis:  Thalli dark green when fresh, generally solitary and anchored in sandy to sandy-muddy substrate by a well-developed bulbous holdfast. Blade flat, flabellate to reniform, with the outer margin entire or finely fibrous, supported by a short, flat stalk; blade-like filaments yellowish orange, cylindrical and 32 to 50 μm in diameter, dichotomously branched and strongly constricted at the dichotomies. Blade is 3 to 6 cm in height (Ref. 80758).
Biology:  Generally solitary (Ref. 83643). Commonly found in the intertidal zone growing on sandy-muddy substrate of reef flats and in shallow protected waters (Ref. 80758), i.e., sheltered lagoons, seagrass vegetation and beach-side channels to 20 cm deep (Ref. 83643).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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