LIMU Species List 2014 LIMU Species List 2014 Prepared for the University of Hawaiis Marine Option Program Summer Course Quantitative Underwater Ecological.

LIMU Species List 2014Prepared for the University of Hawaii’s Marine Option Program Summer Course

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Jennifer E. SmithPh.D.

Dept. of BotanyUniversity of Hawaii, Manoa

[email protected]

Jennifer E. SmithPh.D.

Dept. of BotanyUniversity of Hawaii, Manoa

[email protected] updated: 19 October 2010

Cyanobacteria/Blue-Green Algae:

Lyngbya majuscula

Seagrass:

Halophila spp.

Chlorophyta/Green Algae:

Ulva lactuca

Cladophora sericea

Bryopsis spp.

Codium arabicum

Codium edule

Codium reediae

Caulerpa racemosa

Caulerpa serrulata

Caulerpa sertularioides

Caulerpa taxifolia

Halimeda kanaloana

Halimeda discoidea

Halimeda opuntia

Neomeris annulata

Dictyosphaeria cavernosa

Dictyosphaeria versluysii

Microdictyon spp.

Ventricaria ventricosa

Ochrophyta/Brown Algae:

Dictyota spp.

Lobophora variegata

Padina spp.

Stypopodium flabelliforme

Sargassum aquifolium(S. echinocarpum)

Sargassum obtusifolium

Sargassum polyphyllum

Turbinaria ornata

Colpomenia sinuosa

Hydroclathrus clathratus

Rhodophyta/Red Algae:

Liagora spp.

Trichogloea sp.

Dichotomaria marginata

Asparagopsis taxiformis

Gibsmithia hawaiiensis

Predaea weldii

Portieria hornemannii

Halymenia spp.

Hypnea musciformis

Acanthophora spicifera

Gracilaria salicornia

Gracilaria coronopifolia

Laurencia spp.

Dasya iridescens

Amansia glomerata

Martensia fragilis

Martensia flabelliformis

Pterocladiella spp.

Functional Groups:

Crustose Coralline Algae->20 species in Hawaii

Functional Groups:

Turf AlgaeMulti-species assemblage