Gibsmithia hawaiiensis Doty
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Family:  Dumontiaceae ()
Max. size:  4 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  sessile; marine; depth range 5 - 20 m
Distribution:  Indian Ocean: In Tanzania and South Africa, east to Western Australia, including Seychelles; Pacific Ocean: In Japan and Philippines, including the South China Sea, south to Queensland, Australia east, to French Polynesia, including Micronesia, Fiji and Hawaiian Islands.
Diagnosis:  Thalli are to 4 cm high, pinkish-red in colour and composed of 4-5 gelatinous lobes, which are attached to a conspicuously cartilaginous, annulate stalk. The stalk is usually simple but may branch twice in well-developed specimens. The lobes are undivided and are broadly rounded, measuring approximately 1 cm in diameter and 3 cm in length. The thallus is multiaxial, composed of a filamentous medulla and cortex embedded in a gelatinous matrix. The distal ends of the cortical filaments produce the gelatinous matrix. Specimens were completely sterile (Ref. 82093).
Biology:  Growing epilithically at a depth of 20 m in northern Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa (Ref. 82093)
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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