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Created 8/10/2013

Family Corallinaceae

HAWAII

Lithophyllum prototypum

Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 40 feet

TESSELLATED CORALLINE ALGAE

Uncommon on hard surfaces at any depth.  Formerly known as Tenarea tessellata.  Worldwide in warm seas.