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Updated 3/19/2014

Family Delesseriaceae

HAWAII

Martensia flabelliformis

Waimea Bay, Oahu, 40 feet

 

Firehouse, Oahu, 40 feet

Firehouse, Oahu, 40 feet

 

Makapu'u, Oahu, 15 feet

Sand Island, Oahu, 8 feet

STIFF MARTENSIA

Uncommon at any depth.  Erect orange or mottled blades with meshwork, when present, comprising all except the base, margin entire, not dissected.  Hawaii, Tropical & Subtropical Pacific.