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Sporolithon

Heydr. (1897)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Archaeplastida Phylum: Rhodophyta Class/Clade: Florideophyceae Order: Sporolithales Family: Sporolithaceae Genus: Sporolithon

Description

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Thallus:

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Holdfast:

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Ploidy:

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Indigenous

Island Status

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Sporolithon Waianae, 1 mile seaward Preserved_Specimen Forming round rubble fragments. Entire thallus forming a large fragment. Orange-pink in color. Small unbranched excrescences. Littler, M.M. 464 Oahu BISH 1968-04-20
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