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Family Galaxauraceae

HAWAII

Dichotomaria obtusata

Sharks Cove tidepool, Oahu

SWOLLEN GALAXAURA

Uncommon in shallow water.  Heavily calcified, hairless cylindrical segments slightly swollen and constricted at the nodes.  Warm seas worldwide.  Formerly known as Galaxaura obtusata.