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Created 10/10/2020

Family Chamidae

WESTERN ATLANTIC / HAWAII

Chama macerophylla

Barbers Point Harbor, Oahu

LEAFY JEWEL OYSTER

Common on hard reef, attached to ship hulls in Hawaii where it is introduced.  Color variable.  Attains 4 inches.  Bermuda and North Carolina to Brazil, introduced to Hawaii.