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Brown Seaweeds > Chrysocystis fragilis
Created 8/28/2014
Phylum Ochrophyta,
Class Pelagophyceae
Family
Sarcinochrysidaceae
HAWAII
Chrysocystis fragilis
Kahe Point, Oahu, 20 feet |
Kewalo, Oahu, 75 feet
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Molokini, 60 feet |
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GOLDEN THREADS
Seasonally abundant at scuba depths where it can smother live coral,
causing mortality. These fragile plants are composed of tissue and
mucus. Tropics worldwide. |
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