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Family Scinaeaceae

HAWAII

Scinaia furcata   

Sharks Cove, Oahu, 25 feet

FORKED SCINAIA

Uncommon at scuba depths.  Hemispherical tufts 2 inches tall, cylindrical unsegmented branches forked with pointed tip.  Scinaea hormoides is segmented with inflated tips.  Endemic to Oahu.