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Family: Gracilariaceae



(See list of species below)


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33 species (see list below)
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Curdiea angusta
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Gracilaria arcuata
[Arcuate gracilaria]
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Gracilaria blodgettii
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Gracilaria bursa-pastoris
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Gracilaria canaliculata
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Gracilaria cervicornis
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Gracilaria coronopifolia
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Gracilaria corticata
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Gracilaria debilis
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Gracilaria dura
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Gracilaria ecuadoreanus
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Gracilaria foliifera
[Graceful red weed]
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Gracilaria gracilis
[Warty gracilaria]
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Gracilaria hauckii
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Gracilaria heteroclada
[Percurrent gracilaria]
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Gracilaria mammillaris
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Gracilaria manilaensis
[Filiform sea moss]
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Max. Length 50 cm PL
 
Gracilaria maramae
[brown seaweeds]
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Gracilaria pacifica
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Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Gracilaria salicornia
[Segmented gracilaria]
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Gracilaria skottsbergii
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Gracilaria spinigera
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Gracilaria tenuistipitata
[Slender red seaweed]
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Gracilaria textorii
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Gracilaria tikvahiae
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Gracilaria venezuelensis
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Gracilaria vermiculophylla
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Gracilariopsis longissima
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Gracilariopsis persica
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Hydropuntia cornea
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Hydropuntia crassissima
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Hydropuntia edulis
[Dichotomously branched gracilaria]
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Hydropuntia eucheumatoides
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Curdiea angusta Antarctic Indian Ocean
Gracilaria arcuata Arcuate gracilaria Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Gracilaria blodgettii Western Central Pacific
Gracilaria bursa-pastoris Western Central Atlantic
Gracilaria canaliculata Indo-West Pacific.
Gracilaria cervicornis Western Central Atlantic
Gracilaria coronopifolia Pacific Ocean
Gracilaria corticata Western Indian Ocean.
Gracilaria debilis Western Central Atlantic 1932
Gracilaria dura Mediterranean Sea.
Gracilaria ecuadoreanus Southeast Pacific
Gracilaria foliifera Graceful red weed Western Indian Ocean, Atl
Gracilaria gracilis Warty gracilaria Mediterranean Sea.
Gracilaria hauckii Western Central Pacific
Gracilaria heteroclada Percurrent gracilaria Western Central Pacific
Gracilaria mammillaris Western Central Atlantic 1918
Gracilaria manilaensis Filiform sea moss Pacific Ocean
Gracilaria maramae brown seaweeds Pacific Ocean 50 PL
Gracilaria pacifica Northeast Pacific
Gracilaria salicornia Segmented gracilaria Indian Ocean 10 TL
Gracilaria skottsbergii Southeast Pacific
Gracilaria spinigera Eastern Central Pacific
Gracilaria tenuistipitata Slender red seaweed Western Central Pacific O
Gracilaria textorii Western Central Pacific
Gracilaria tikvahiae Pacific Ocean and Northwe 1979
Gracilaria venezuelensis Western Central Atlantic
Gracilaria vermiculophylla Northeast Atlantic
Gracilariopsis longissima Cosmopolitan. Temperate
Gracilariopsis persica Western Indian Ocean 2008
Hydropuntia cornea Western Central Atlantic
Hydropuntia crassissima Western Central Atlantic
Hydropuntia edulis Dichotomously branched gracilaria Indian Ocean
Hydropuntia eucheumatoides Western Central Pacific



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