Halimeda
Halimeda is a genus of green macroalgae. The algal body (thallus) is composed of calcified green segments. Calcium carbonate is deposited in its tissues, making it inedible to most herbivores.
27 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Pennyweed
speciesHalimeda tuna
money plant
speciesHalimeda discoidea
Wedgeweed
speciesHalimeda cuneata
Three finger leaf alga
speciesHalimeda incrassata
watercress alga
speciesHalimeda opuntia
erect sea cactus
speciesHalimeda macroloba
Halimeda cylindracea
speciesHalimeda cylindracea
Halimeda monile
speciesHalimeda monile
Halimeda kanaloana
speciesHalimeda kanaloana
Halimeda copiosa
speciesHalimeda copiosa
Halimeda distorta
speciesHalimeda distorta
Halimeda goreaui
speciesHalimeda goreaui
Halimeda macrophysa
speciesHalimeda macrophysa
Halimeda gracilis
speciesHalimeda gracilis
Halimeda minima
speciesHalimeda minima
Halimeda simulans
speciesHalimeda simulans
Halimeda borneensis
speciesHalimeda borneensis
Halimeda velasquezii
speciesHalimeda velasquezii
Halimeda scabra
speciesHalimeda scabra
Halimeda hederacea
speciesHalimeda hederacea
Halimeda micronesica
speciesHalimeda micronesica
Halimeda taenicola
speciesHalimeda taenicola
Halimeda lacunalis
speciesHalimeda lacunalis
Halimeda cryptica
speciesHalimeda cryptica
Halimeda taiwanensis
speciesHalimeda taiwanensis
Halimeda ryukyuensis
speciesHalimeda ryukyuensis
Halimeda jolyana
speciesHalimeda jolyana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 82275.