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Family Galaxauraceae

HAWAII

Galaxaura divaricata

Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu

 

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Sharks Cove tidepool, Oahu

HAIRY GALAXAURA

Common in shallow water.  Calcified but flexible, red & white with bands of silky hair.  Many records of Galaxaura filamentosa in Hawaii are probably this species.  Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific.  Formerly known as Galaxaura fasciculata.