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Family: Halimedaceae (See list of species below)

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23 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Halimeda copiosa []	No picture found Halimeda cuneata []	No picture found Halimeda cylindracea []
No picture found Halimeda discoidea [Large leaf watercress alga]	No picture found Halimeda fragilis []	No picture found Halimeda gigas []
No picture found Halimeda goreaui []	No picture found Halimeda gracilis []	No picture found Halimeda hederacea []
No picture found Halimeda incrassata []	No picture found Halimeda lacunalis []	No picture found Halimeda macroloba [Erect sea cactus]
No picture found Halimeda macrophysa []	No picture found Halimeda micronesica []	No picture found Halimeda minima []
No picture found Halimeda monile []	No picture found Halimeda opuntia [Prostrate sea cactus]	No picture found Halimeda renschii []
No picture found Halimeda simulans []	No picture found Halimeda stuposa []	No picture found Halimeda taenicola []
No picture found Halimeda tuna [Calcareous green seaweed]	No picture found Halimeda velasquezii []

23 Species of Family Halimedaceae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution
Halimeda copiosa		Western Central Atlantic
Halimeda cuneata		Central Pacific
Halimeda cylindracea		Western Central Pacific.
Halimeda discoidea	Large leaf watercress alga	Western Central Atlantic
Halimeda fragilis		Western Central Pacific
Halimeda gigas		Western Central Pacific
Halimeda goreaui		Western Central Atlantic
Halimeda gracilis		Western Central Pacific
Halimeda hederacea		Western Central Pacific
Halimeda incrassata		Central Pacific and Atlan
Halimeda lacunalis		Western Central Pacific
Halimeda macroloba	Erect sea cactus	Indo-Pacific.
Halimeda macrophysa		Western Central Pacific
Halimeda micronesica		Western Central Pacific.
Halimeda minima		Pacific Ocean
Halimeda monile		Western Central Atlantic
Halimeda opuntia	Prostrate sea cactus	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Halimeda renschii		Southeast Pacific
Halimeda simulans		Western Central Pacific a
Halimeda stuposa		Western Central Pacific
Halimeda taenicola		Western Central Pacific.
Halimeda tuna	Calcareous green seaweed	Pacific Ocean, Western Ce
Halimeda velasquezii		Western Central Pacific

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