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Family Hypneaceae

HAWAII

Hypnea cervicornis

Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 3 feet

ANTLER SEAWEED

Common epiphyte on Sargassum or attached to the reef in shallow water.  Forms tangled mass with many axes, yellow with antler-like tips and many short side branches that look like spines.   Worldwide in warm seas.